US to suspend estimated $60-70 million aid to Mali

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Reuters
Publication Date: 
Mon, 2012-03-26 23:43

“We have now taken a decision to suspend our assistance to the government of Mali pending a resolution of the situation on the ground,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. “A little more than half of our $140 million (in aid to Mali) is food assistance, so I am expecting somewhere in the neighborhood of $60-$70 million in assistance will be suspended but we’ll have better numbers for you later on.”

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