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Mali - News and Analysis
Mali's War, Unseen How media restrictions and news coverage without context help maintain the narrative of France's 'triumphant' Malian intervention. |
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Old Wine in New Bottles? Justifying France’s Military Intervention in MaliThe discourse surrounding France's interventions in Africa has changed, but have the underlying motivations? |
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Singing, Spirituality and Islam: If Music be the Food of LoveFrom Timbuktu to Zanzibar and Senegal to Sudan, music can both unite and divide Muslim communities. Some see it as a problem, some as the solution. |
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Post-Conflict Mali: Reprisal or Reconciliation?Mali has a history of Tuareg rebellions followed by fragile peace and return to violence. Dialogue and long-term planning are needed now to avoid repeating this cycle of conflict. |
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Mali: Why the Hardest Part is Yet to ComeRetaking the north was the easy part. Now Mali faces guerrilla attacks, reportedly increasing cooperation between rebel groups, 'the Tuareg problem', and a divided government. |
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Talking Africa at the 12th Islamic SummitAs Islamic leaders descended on Cairo last week for the OIC's first Islamic Summit in Egypt, many of the main discussions centred on Africa. |
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Security in the Sahel and the West's Military FixationWestern powers are responding to insecurity in the Sahel by instigating greater military projects. But this could lead to the very outcomes the West is trying to avoid. |
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Mali's Model Democracy MythThe international community seems intent on "restoring democracy" to Mali. But it was the pre-coup status quo that led to collapse in the first place. |
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Can the AU Deliver Pax Africana?As the international intervention in Mali showed, Africa does not yet fully have the means to police itself. But could this change soon? |
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Why Didn't France Intervene in the Central African Republic?While France responded to Mali's conflict by sending in 2,500 French soldiers, it largely ignored the Central African Republic's calls for help. |
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Editor's Q & A: What's the Deal with Mali?Think Africa Press' editor answers your questions on the situation in northern Mali. |
