Mali
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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
Violence
In 2012 anger against the government was followed by violence.[1]
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."[2]
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 |
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