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Mali: Fourth French Soldier Killed, Sarkozy Criticises Intervention
RFI, 6 March 2013
A fourth French soldier has been killed in Mali during a reconnaissance mission near the main city in the north, Gao. And former president Nicolas Sarkozy has laid into the French… Read more »
Ex-French President Criticizes Mali Mission
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has criticized his country's intervention in Mali as a fourth French soldier is killed near the northern city of Gao.
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Mali: Mali, France and the War On Terror in Africa
Fahamu, 21 February 2013
Africa has been demonized in the West for decades. To justify military intervention and imperialist expansion, Africa is today being depicted again as the scene of instability,… Read more »
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Africa: After Mali, Now What?
Daily Trust, 30 January 2013
French and Malian troops have virtually reclaimed Northern Mali with the fall of Timbuktu by last weekend. As the liberated Malian locals chanted the age old French Slogan 'vive la… Read more »
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Mali: Donors Pledge U.S.$455 Million for Mali Intervention
Leadership, 29 January 2013
Donors pledged about 455 million dollars on Tuesday for an African-led military intervention in Mali and humanitarian aid for the country at the AU Summit which ended in Addis… Read more »
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Africa: Mali, France, and Chickens
Fahamu, 24 January 2013
The instability in Mali is a blowback from the NATO invasion of Libya. Conn Hallinan examines French interests in Mali and its former colonial empire arguing that chickens have… Read more »
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Mali: French Unity On Mali Begins to Crack
RFI, 21 January 2013
French former Prime Minister Alain Juppé has called for clarification of France's objectives in Mali, after current Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian appeared to suggest… Read more »
