Mali urges return of refugees
1,525 views · Published 9 April 2014 · 1:46 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
The government of Mali has asked refugees who left the country in 2012 to return. A battle for power between government forces and Tuareg fighters drove many people to neighbouring countries, fearing for their lives. More than half a million people were forced from their homes. While most stayed in Mali, more than 180,000 headed for neighbouring Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger. Al Jazeera's Rob Matheson reports.
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