Africa - Voice of America: ECOWAS Prepares to Deploy Force to Mali

Africa - Voice of America africa

ECOWAS Prepares to Deploy Force to Mali Aug 7th 2012, 21:36 An official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the bloc has begun a "final planning conference" to deploy a standby military force to Mali. Communications director, Sonny Ugoh says ECOWAS also is seeking a United Nations Security Council mandate to deploy its force to deal with al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants and Tuareg separatists who have taken over the northern regions of Mali. The ongoing one-week conference is being held in Mali's capital, ... Media files: 80BA7D76-4DC2-4815-84FF-5DFBAF431810_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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