There has been a military coup in Mali, with the president deposed, and new elections apparently coming soon. It seems that Tuareg mercenaries who were being employed in Libya by Col. Gaddafi were sent home when his regime fell, and they have been involved in the uprising.
See the Jump4Timbuktu website (on the side bar) for more details.
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The situation in Timbuktu is very serious - not only is there the military coup, which has meant that food supplies in the city have become scarce and much more expensive, but the rains failed this year, too - so the crops that they would have normally expected haven't grown.
If anyone would like to help, please contact Jump4Timbuktu or go to the Haymakers gallery in Hay - the money raised is going direct to people who need it most, through the Artisans network that has already been set up.
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