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Mali: Leaders Welcome UN Backing for Intervention Force
RFI, 21 December 2012
Mali's interim leaders have welcomed the French-sponsored UN Security Council endorsement of an African-led military force in the north of Mali, now under the control of Islamist… Read more »
Mali Leaders Welcome UN Resolution
Mali's interim leaders have welcomed the French-sponsored United Nations Security Council endorsement of an African-led military force in the north of Mali, now under the control of Islamist fighters.
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Mali: UN Authorizes African-Led Force to Recover North
UN News, 20 December 2012
The Security Council today authorized the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali, to be known as AFISMA, for an initial period of one year to assist the… Read more »
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Mali: Analysts Worry Over Military Intervention
IPS, 18 December 2012
Even as U.S. and French officials suggest that a United Nations resolution on military intervention in Mali could come by the end of the week, concerns are rising that such action… Read more »
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Mali: NGOs Call for Safeguards Over Military Intervention
Oxfam, 20 December 2012
A military offensive in northern Mali would have serious humanitarian consequences and requires serious safeguards to be put in place warns a coalition of ten non-governmental… Read more »
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Mali: Crisis in Mali - for an Action Government
FIDH, 20 December 2012
After the forced resignation of the Diarra government and Django Sissoko's nomination, FIDH condemns the interference of military forces into political affairs, and calls upon the… Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Leaders Call for Mali Intervention
Magharebia, 18 December 2012
African heads of state are demanding a faster deployment of military forces in northern Mali. Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Cautions Against Protracted Dialogue On Mali
Daily Trust, 14 December 2012
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mrs. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, says it would be dangerous to rely on dialogue as the sole strategy for… Read more »
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Mali: Humanitarian Impact of Armed Intervention
UNIRIN, 18 December 2012
Over 700,000 people could be displaced if military intervention goes ahead next year in northern Mali, according to preliminary estimates by humanitarian agencies, who stress that… Read more »
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Mali: IDPs Struggle to Survive After Escaping Fighting
UNHCR, 12 December 2012
Hidjaba is struggling to take care of her family - like nearly 200,000 other Malians who have fled the north of their country to escape the fighting that erupted between various… Read more »
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Mali: Mali Recruits Youth for Azawad Intervention
Magharebia, 7 December 2012
Mali is enlisting young people to help reclaim the north from armed Islamist occupiers, AFP reported on Friday (December 7th). Read more »
