Changes

2014 France announces 60% reduction in troops deployed in Mali to about a thousand. President Keita appoints former rival Moussa Mara prime minister in a bid to curb instability in the north. Fragile truce with Tuareg MNLA separatists breaks down in north.<br>

2014 France announces 60% reduction in troops deployed in Mali to about a thousand. President Keita appoints former rival Moussa Mara prime minister in a bid to curb instability in the north. Fragile truce with Tuareg MNLA separatists breaks down in north.<br>

2013 June – Government signs peace deal with Tuareg nationalist rebels to pave way for elections. Rebels agree to hand over northern town of Kidal that they captured<br>

2013 June – Government signs peace deal with Tuareg nationalist rebels to pave way for elections. Rebels agree to hand over northern town of Kidal that they captured<br>

2012 Islamist groups involved in the Mali civil war include Ansar Dine, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),fighting to impose their interpretation of Islamic law<ref>https://pksoi.armywarcollege.edu/index.php/minusma-timeline-since-2007-conflict-in-mali/<ref>

2012 Islamist groups involved in the Mali civil war include Ansar Dine, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),fighting to impose their interpretation of Islamic law<ref>https://pksoi.armywarcollege.edu/index.php/minusma-timeline-since-2007-conflict-in-mali/</ref>

==Economy==

==Economy==