AFRICOM and the Conflict in Mali

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Nii Akuetteh: Why did US trained officers organize the coup in Mali?

Nii Akuetteh is an independent analyst of African & international affairs, seen regularly on Al Jazeera and many other global TV outlets and published frequently, especially by Pambazuka News. He is the former Executive Director of Africa Action, and he was a professor of African Studies at Georgetown University.

Transcript: TRNN

FYI:

Leader of Mali military coup trained in U.S.

Small team of U.S. special forces still in Mali, on ‘stand-by’

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