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I don't know if anyone's been paying attention to this, but basically a junior officer in the Malian army took over the government because he thought the Malian government wasn't doing enough to fight the northern Tuareg rebels. And in the ensuing chaos the very same rebels who caused the coup have now seized most of the northern half of the country with almost no resistance from the Malian Army.

And meanwhile the African Union and ECOWAS have threatened sanctions unless the coup leader restores the deposed government.

So yeah, one of the most inauspicious coups in history.

Are we going to have to get new maps?

War, rebellion and mass killings in Africa. Something new?

I have to buy a new atlas every 6 months because of Africa.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I have to buy a new atlas every 6 months because of Africa.

They also make AIDS over there, at least from what I hear.

Originally posted by Robtard
They also make AIDS over there, at least from what I hear.

Attack....