Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Country: Mali
Source: Reuters - Fri, 23 Aug 2013 04:21 PM
U.N.'s mission seen open-ended, with numerous challenges
Persisting Islamist threat means French will stay in Sahel
Keeping peace also means improving economic development
Taking baton from France, concerns over outstaying welcome
By Daniel Flynn and David Lewis
BAMAKO/KIDAL, Mali, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. is being dragged into a mission in Mali likely to involve state-building as much as peacekeeping, as France looks to reduce its military footprint in the vast and poor Sahel state after defeating an Islamist rebellion.
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