Thursday, March 29, 2012

West African Leaders Abandon Visiting Mali



Mali Coup: West African Leaders 'Abandon Visit' -- BBC

A delegation of West African leaders has abandoned its trip to Mali to negotiate with the leaders of last week's coup, a source has told the BBC.

The source in the Ivory Coast presidency said the leaders would now hold talks in Abidjan instead.

The decision to turn round in mid-flight follows a protest by junta supporters on the airport runway.

Mali's neighbours have already told the junta to step aside and have placed a peacekeeping force on standby.

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More News On The Coup In Mali

African leaders scrap Mali trip after runway invasion -- Reuters
African presidents turn back from Mali -- AP
W.African leaders scrap Mali mission after demo -- AFP
ECOWAS Delegation Turned Back from Mali -- Voice of America
African presidents turn back from Mali to hold crisis talks in Ivory Coast, over security -- Washington Post/AP
Thousands march in Mali streets to support junta -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Malians Divided Over Coup as International Pressure Mounts -- Voice of America
Mali coup: I'm free and in Mali, says ousted leader Toure -- BBC
Mali's ousted leader claims he is safe -- The Telegraph

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