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Civic Education Program Launched in Sikasso; Kayes and Segou to Follow

Following the restoration of a democratically elected government in Mali, Embassy Bamako’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) marked the week of January 27 with the full return of programming to the country’s regions.  Over the next six weeks, PAS employees will be conducting a series of civic education workshops in three regional capitals – Sikasso, Kayes ...
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Security Messages for U.S. Citizens

Significant Dates in January January 13, 2014  The U.S. Embassy in Mali is issuing this security message to alert U.S. citizens that the month of January 2014 contains several significant dates that may be attractive for extremist groups to conduct attacks to gain international attention.  On January 4, 2014, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the militant leader responsible ...
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NIH Kicks Off Workshop on Protozoan Pathogens

(Monday, January 6, 2014)  At the opening ceremony of the Second West African Regional Workshop on Protozoan Pathogens, U.S. Ambassador to Mali Mary Beth Leonard recalled the “excellent collaboration between the United States Government and that of Mali.”  The workshop will focus on the effects of these pathogens on pregnancies.  The Ambassador noted that it ...
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Joint Statement on Syria

The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia: The international norm against the use of chemical weapons is ...
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