mali issues

Hundreds of thousands of 16th Century manuscripts were smuggled out of Timbuktu, Mali, to save them from the jihadists that have plagued that country. Unfortunately, the manuscripts are now in danger from water damage and other problems caused by the fact that the group that saved them...

It appears that al Qaeda or a clone have duped the Tuareg into helping them set up a secessionist state in the north of Mali. They have now begun instituting an Islamic state totally inconsistant with the traditional values of the people of Mali. It should be clear to any rational person that...

I just was forwarded this link from a Zimbawean co-worker: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9161291/Military-junta-declares-it-has-seized-control-of-Mali-after-coup.html Apparently Tuareg mercenaries who were fighting for Khaddafy returned to Mali heavily...