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Donors pledge 3.25 billion euros to aid Mali recovery

May 16, 2013    

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros 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 ...

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