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Mali:
Tuaregs Face Uncertain Fate
ThinkAfricaPress, 24 October 2012
On April 6, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) declared independence from Mali. Announced from France24's Paris studio, this was the peak of the rebellion's… Read more »
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West Africa:
Stability Vital to Region
UNIRIN, 19 September 2012
More than a year after civil unrest broke out in Burkina Faso, observers and analysts say despite some progress, and sustained support for President Blaise Compaoré, tension… Read more »
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Mali:
West African Leaders Seek Unity Govt
RFI, 7 July 2012
Leaders of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, are holding a summit on Mali in Burkina Faso that will seek to put together a national unity government tasked with tackling the crisis in… Read more »
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Mali:
How to Restore Stability - Envoy to U.S.
Africa Society, 30 November 2012
Keynote Address at the Forum Series Sponsored by Howard University's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa Read more »
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Mali:
Mali Mediation Talks Break New Ground
Magharebia, 16 November 2012
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore on Friday (November 16th) led joint talks with delegations from Malian rebel groups Ansar al-Din and the National Movement for the Liberation… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ecowas Approves 3,200 Soldiers for Mali
New Dawn, 15 November 2012
West African leaders have agreed to deploy 3,200 international stabilization force in Mali to flush out Islamist rebels terrorizing the sisterly country. The leaders reached the… Read more »
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West Africa:
ECOWAS Determined On Its Two-Pronged Aproach to Solving Mali Crisis
Ecowas, 12 November 2012
ECOWAS leaders on Sunday 11th November 2012 in Abuja adopted a harmonized Concept of Operations for the deployment an African-led international force in Mali and requested the… Read more »
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Mali:
Ansar Al-Din New Position Raises Questions
Magharebia, 8 November 2012
Islamist group Ansar al-Din on Tuesday (November 6th) ended peace talks in Ouagadougou with a promise to reject extremism and terrorism, fight trans-border organised crime and… Read more »