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France intervened in Mali just over a month ago to stop Islamist militants who had taken control of northern Mali from advancing on the capital, Bamako.
BBC: Mali: French soldier killed fighting Islamists
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Just weeks before the Mali operation, on Dec. 26, Mr. Hollande dispatched elite soldiers to the Central African Republic as rebel groups moved closer to its capital.
WSJ: Mali Advance Shows Paris's Africa Dilemma
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"We've just collected images over Mali, which we've handed over to the armed forces because we believe they will be helpful to them in the peacekeeping mission over there, " says Seidu Mohammed, director-general of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).
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