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May 15th, 2013
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Topic: Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery
 By Ethan Bilby and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, is aimed at halting a resurgence of the rebels driven out of major northern towns by a French-led offensive this year. "More than 3. ...More... |
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