US may give $32m to train troops in Mali
2013-01-26 12:00
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Sevare - The Obama administration is seeking an additional
$32 million to train African troops to fight Islamic extremists in Mali.
State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters
on Friday the request had been made to Congress.
The United States is not providing any direct aid to the
Malian government because the democratically elected president was overthrown
in a coup last year.
However, it has been providing aid to the French-led
mission, transporting French troops and equipment to Mali.
France has at least 2 400 forces in the West African nation
but says it wants African nations to take the lead in fighting the extremists
who rule northern Mali.
The French-led operation began on 11 January after the
militants surged southward from their strongholds and took the town of Konna,
later recaptured by government forces.
- AP
