THE TRAGEDY OF MALI

What is happening in Mali is one of those situations that make the intelligent African wish to go and put his head inside a gas oven and turn it on. A country which, periodically, suffers from Sahelian drought and the famine it brings in its wake, is now awash with military forces. First, Islamic jihadist forces. Many of these have come from Libya. They call themselves Ansar-Dine, and they are either part of Al Qaeda-in-the Maghreb (AQIM) , or collaborators of that organisation. They are ... Read More Read Full Story