Hell hath no fury as Africa’s Sahel, By Osmund Agbo

The Malian crisis is such a huge mess that has spilled over to the rest of the neighbouring countries and today, what obtains is an alphabet soup of terror groups and bandits, each fighting for dominion in the Sahel. UN reported that the conflict has left more than five million children in need of humanitarian aid.

In the 13th century, the legendary city of Timbuktu was an important trade centre of the Malian empire and it was the first entity that resembled the modern Mali. It was a rich civilisation with many resources and trading routes. Some of the goods traded in included Ivory, salt, slaves and most importantly gold. Mali was so rich in gold that at the time, it accounted for half of all the gold in the world.

At independence in 1960, the ethnic Turareg rebelled against the government of Mali, asking for a separate homeland to be known as the state of Azawad. They were unsuccessful in this quest, but undeterred, a group that called itself the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad spearheaded continued efforts and tried again in 1990 and in 2007.

The Malian crisis is such a huge mess that has spilled over to the rest of the neighbouring countries and today, what obtains is an alphabet soup of terror groups and bandits, each fighting for dominion in the Sahel. UN reported that the conflict has left more than five million children in need of humanitarian aid.

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