GG + TI in LIDC - Mali Flashcards
1
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History of Mali
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- French colony
- 1960 independence
- Tuareg wanted independent state called Azawad
- 1990 = 23 years of military dictatorship
2
Q
2012 government _ ?
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coup
3
Q
foreign military?
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2013 Mali gov asked for French military help
provided 4,000 troops
4
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UN intervention
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MINUSMA
provided 9,000 troops
peace treaty 2013 and 2015
5
Q
challenges
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- inequality
- injustice
6
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opportunities
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- stability
- development
7
Q
NGOs present
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population services International - productive health
care - gender equality
world education Mali - education
solidarities internationals - drinking water and sanitation
8
Q
Tuareg death toll
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10,000
9
Q
peacekeeper deaths
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250 deaths making it the most dangerous UN mission
10
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injustices
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- poor govt control -> human trafficking, drug smuggling
- corruption
- human rights abuse e.g. woman and children manual labour
- abductions, killings, bombings and the use of land mines
11
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inequalities
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- socio-economic inequality between north and south
- deep rooted cultural and ethnic divisions -> north was dealt with as one area
- urban / rural inequality due to poor infrastructure and poor state provisions of services
12
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stability
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- MINUSMA establishing mechanisms for social, economic and political stability e.g. democratic elections
- protection over humans rights
- re-establishing sovereign state control
13
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growth
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- recovering GDP per capita -> $500 in 2005 to $800 in 2020
- reduction of import dependency e.g. support from the world bank for farmers
14
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development
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- water aid -> workers within local communities which improves sanitation
- world education Mali helps to combat the poverty cycle
