EU to give €520m in aid to Mali

by admin
May 14, 2013

The European Union has pledged to donate €520m to aid Mali’s reconstruction at an international donor’s conference in Brussels.

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said the money would help Mali become "stable, democratic and prosperous".

"The support of the international community is essential to establish a Mali that is stable, democratic and prosperous. But the principal actors in this transition are the Malians themselves and their government," he said.

Mali is planning "a total relaunch of the country", with an anticipated cost of €4.4bn.

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