Mali, another gold theft. The leaders of Mali already know about the "gold shuffle" and the gold bars with tungsten. They are looking for a new petrol dollar, like Libya. Irony much? This is the same news since 700 AD.
Stratfor's Vice President of Africa Analysis Mark Schroeder discusses the links between al Qaeda and the jihadist groups operating in north and west Africa, threats to Nigeria and the French intervention in Mali.
5 years ago