AU Sees Mali Military Intervention As "Last Resort" -- Reuters
(Reuters) - African nations are giving priority to finding a peaceful political solution to the problem of divided Mali but are preparing for a military intervention as a last resort, the African Union's top peace and security official said on Friday.
AU heads of state meeting in Addis Ababa this weekend will discuss Mali, where a mix of al Qaeda-linked local and foreign jihadists are controlling the north of the largely desert Sahel state after hijacking a rebellion by secular Tuareg separatists earlier this year.
AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra told reporters: "I think there is room for negotiations and room for moving to reconcile Malians among themselves."
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More News On The Conflict In Northern Mali
Northern Mali Residents Rise Up Against Islamists -- Voice of America
Mali’s Touareg Insurgents Ask for Support to Battle “Terrorists” -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mali PM to propose broad alliance to win back occupied north -- AFP
Mali now Islamist training ground? -- UPI
Islamists' hold over Mali threatens Europe, diplomat warns -- The Guardian
U.S. Concerns Grow Over Mali Unrest -- Wall Street Journal/AP
Mali seeks ICC probe into 'atrocities' in occupied north -- AFP
Mali to seek ICC probe into rebel crimes in north -- Reuters
Destruction Of Timbuktu's Treasures Continues; Humanitarian Crisis Looms -- NPR
The international response to Mali's crisis has been woefully inadequate -- Afua Hirsch, The Guardian
Mali: Islamists Take Full Control Of North -- Eurasia Review
Mali becoming al-Qa'ida's new Afghanistan -- Ian Birrell, The Australian
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