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is not totally alone. The United Nations Security Council has approved a force of more than three thousand soldiers from African countries—including Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Togo—but they need to be trained first, and are not expected to be ready to deploy before September. Nigerian troops, ho

elined by Islamist groups associated with Al-Qaeda[citation needed], and dropped their demands for secession. The soldiers who seized power allowed Dioncounda Traore, the President of the National Assembly, to take office as head of state in accordance with the constitution, but they have continued to wield consi

fer financial support from the United Nations. While a detailed military plan has yet to be drafted, the idea has been for about 3,30o troops from Nigeria and other African countries to help Mali's military mount a campaign against the militants. France, the United States and other countries would help

n April, under international pressure, the military junta — led by Capt. Amadou Sanogo — agreed to a civilian government led by an interim president, Dioncounda Traore, the former leader of the national assembly; and an interim prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, an unlikely Malian-American astrophysicist who on

EFTA00598395 The West African regional grouping Ecowas agreed to launch a coordinated military expedition to recapture the north at a meeting in Nigeria in November, with UN backing. Preparations are expected to take several months. Music stars Despite its political travails, Mali is renowned world

per capita: US $610 (World Bank, 2011) • Internet domain: .ml • International dialling code: +223 Page 12 of 7 EFTA00598396 Interim president: Dioncounda Traore Dioncounda Traore was inaugurated in April 2012, marking a return to civilian rule after the military coup in March that toppled his predecessor,