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Africa’s Great Green Wall project may lose momentum
The Great Green Wall aims to stop desertification by planting trees all the way from Senegal to Djibouti
AfricaMali’s jihadists will intensify urban attacks
Tensions between the UN peace force and the Malian government have surfaced just as violence is escalating
MaliConflict looks set to reach southern Malian towns
Al-Qaida-linked jihadists announced new operations focusing on cities, especially Bamako, after a series of attacks
MaliGerman policy towards Sahel will be cautious
Germany has been following France's lead in the Sahel, but Berlin's role is becoming more important now
GermanyArrests may discourage West African UN participation
Malian authorities arrested 49 Ivorian special forces troops at Bamako airport, claiming they were illegal mercenaries
West AfricaMali will probably test ECOWAS resolve again
ECOWAS lifted economic sanctions from Mali after it agreed to a shorter transition period to elections
MaliWest African sanctions decision will benefit juntas
The ECOWAS regional bloc yesterday agreed to lift most of its sanctions against Mali
West AfricaMenaka fighting shows the limits of the Malian state
Some of the worst fighting in a decade has been taking place in Menaka Region
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