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Mali: MOJWA Threatens the Lives of Hostages and French President over Military Intervention

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, Algeria, France, Mali, U.S.A., Breaking News, Human Rights, International Relations, War & Conflict

The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa [1] (MOJWA) via its speaker Oumar Ould Hamaha  has threatened the lives of hostages and French President [2] [fr] because of the planned military intervention in Northern Mali that the UN security council has unanimously approved [3] [fr]. Activist associations Coren and the FDR organized a march on October 12 in Bamako [4] [fr] to support the military intervention. After being initially reluctant [5] [fr], Algeria has also approved military actions.