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ECOWAS TO FINALISE MALI DEPLOYMENT PLAN

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin(l) with Ivorian Gen.S.Bakayoko VOA News (12 Sep) West African defense chiefs will meet Friday to finalize plans to deploy troops in Mali, where Islamist militants control the north. The Economic … Continue reading

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ECOWAS SAY WEST AFRICAN FORCE (MICEMA) ‘READY’ TO BE DEPLOYED TO MALI

XINHUA ABIDJAN, July 27 The standby force of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is “ready” to be deployed to Mali, Cote d’Ivoire’s army chief general Soumaila Bakayoko has said. “The ECOWAS Mission to Mali (MICEMA) is ready … Continue reading

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TENSION AROUND POSSIBLE ISLAMIC STATE IN NORTHERN MALI: ‘GANDO ISO’, FULANI MILITIA CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR SUPPORT, INDICATE READINESS TO LIBERATE REGION

AQIM – disliked interlopers INTER PRESS SERVICE By Soumaila T. Diarra BAMAKO, Jun 12 2012 (IPS) Tuareg and Islamist rebel groups which seized control of northern Mali in March are trying to find common ground for the joint administration of … Continue reading

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POST-HANDOVER: CAMEROON MILITARY BASE IN THE BAKASSI PENINSULA

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CAMEROON SEPARATISTS CALL FOR PRISONER RELEASE

Delicious Digg Facebook Twitter Yahoo! Technorati Cameroon – interview with Nfor Ngala Nfor - Article published the Friday 09 July 2010 – Latest update : Friday 09 July 2010 Cameroon separatists call for prisoner release Nfor Ngala Nfor and Prizo Agbor … Continue reading

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