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{{nation state | {{nation state | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali | ||
| − | |location=Africa | + | |location=West Africa, Africa |
| + | |map=Mali (orthographic projection).svg | ||
| + | |logo=Flag of Mali.svg | ||
| + | |start=1958 | ||
| + | |description=Former French colony in West Africa | ||
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| + | '''Mali''' is [[nation state]] in [[West Africa]]. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Mali was a [[French]] [[colony]]. In 2012 anger against the government was followed by violence.<ref>https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/massacre-mali-how-war-terror-fuels-tribal-violence-sahel</ref> | ||
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| + | ==France training militants== | ||
| + | In 2014, France launched its [[Operation Barkhane]] in the region, having partnered with local authorities to counter and suppress terrorist groups, including militants linked to [[Al-Qaeda]], and stabilize the situation in G5 Sahel countries | ||
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| + | In October 2021, Prime Minister [[Choguel Kokalla Maiga]] said Mali has evidence that French forces present in its territory with a mission to counter terrorist groups have been instead training militants. France controls an enclave in Kidal, with Mali having no access there. “They have militant groups there, who have been trained by French officers. We have evidence of that. There is an expression in our language, saying that when you are looking for a needle in your room and someone, said to be helping you in the search, is standing on that needle, you will never find it. So this is the situation happening now in Mali, and we don’t want to bear with it,” Maiga said. While “eight years ago terrorists were present only in the northern part of Mali, in Kidal, now two thirds of the country are occupied by terrorists,” he added.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/537008-mali-minister-france-training/</ref> | ||
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==Drug Trafficking== | ==Drug Trafficking== | ||
| − | "The [[UN Office on Drugs and Crime]] began warning about transatlantic drug planes after 2 November, 2009, when a burned-out Boeing 727 was found in the desert in Mali. Drug smugglers had flown in from Venezuela, unloaded the aircraft and then torched it, investigators said."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/15/south-american-gangs-flying-cocaine-to-europe</ref> | + | "The [[UN Office on Drugs and Crime]] began warning about transatlantic drug planes after 2 November, 2009, when a burned-out Boeing 727 was found in the desert in Mali. Drug smugglers had flown in from [[Venezuela]], unloaded the aircraft and then torched it, investigators said."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/15/south-american-gangs-flying-cocaine-to-europe</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Formation | 1958 |
| Location | West Africa, Africa |
| Type |  nation state |
| Member of | African Union, International Criminal Court, La Francophonie, Organisation of African Unity, UN |
| Former French colony in West Africa | |
Mali is nation state in West Africa.
History
Mali was a French colony. In 2012 anger against the government was followed by violence.[1]
France training militants
In 2014, France launched its Operation Barkhane in the region, having partnered with local authorities to counter and suppress terrorist groups, including militants linked to Al-Qaeda, and stabilize the situation in G5 Sahel countries
In October 2021, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said Mali has evidence that French forces present in its territory with a mission to counter terrorist groups have been instead training militants. France controls an enclave in Kidal, with Mali having no access there. “They have militant groups there, who have been trained by French officers. We have evidence of that. There is an expression in our language, saying that when you are looking for a needle in your room and someone, said to be helping you in the search, is standing on that needle, you will never find it. So this is the situation happening now in Mali, and we don’t want to bear with it,” Maiga said. While “eight years ago terrorists were present only in the northern part of Mali, in Kidal, now two thirds of the country are occupied by terrorists,” he added.[2]
Drug Trafficking
"The UN Office on Drugs and Crime began warning about transatlantic drug planes after 2 November, 2009, when a burned-out Boeing 727 was found in the desert in Mali. Drug smugglers had flown in from Venezuela, unloaded the aircraft and then torched it, investigators said."[3]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Mali speech to Belgian Parliament by Laurent Louis MP | speech | 17 January 2012 | Laurent Louis |
