China has offered to support Mali’s military in its fight against Islamist rebels who have seized northern parts of the country, according to a senior Chinese official. Guo Xueli, charge d’affaires at the Chinese Embassy in the Mali capital of Bamako, made the offer Tuesday during an interview on state television. “China firmly supports the [...]
African Leaders Meeting To Resolve Conflicts Resulting From Mali Coup
May 3, 2012 | Posted by
West African leaders have gathered at a summit to discuss the turmoil in crisis-hit Mali after soldiers who overthrew an elected government in March repelled a counter-coup earlier this week. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Mali [...]
