{"id":10242,"date":"2013-09-07T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/u-s-resumes-aid-to-mali\/"},"modified":"2013-09-07T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-07T06:00:03","slug":"u-s-resumes-aid-to-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/u-s-resumes-aid-to-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Resumes Aid to Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{The United States on Friday lifted aid restrictions to Mali after the West African nation&#8217;s democratically elected government formally took office.}}<\/p>\n<p>U.S. assistance was suspended after a military junta toppled the Malian government in March 2012 and al Qaeda-linked militants seized northern cities.<\/p>\n<p>Those militants were defeated after thousands of French soldiers intervened, which paved the way for a peaceful and democratic election in August.<\/p>\n<p>Mali&#8217;s new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was inaugurated on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although development aid has resumed, the Obama administration said it will continue to assess when and how to re-engage with the Malian military.<\/p>\n<p>The administration said any eventual resumption of assistance to the military &#8220;will prioritize security sector reform, professional norms, the reassertion of civilian authority, accountability mechanisms, and the rule of law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-3531 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/fffr-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{The United States on Friday lifted aid restrictions to Mali after the West African nation&#8217;s democratically elected government formally took office.}} U.S. assistance was suspended after a military junta toppled the Malian government in March 2012 and al Qaeda-linked militants seized northern cities. 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