In this edition; - ATT delivers Miltary transport and other logistics vehicles to the Mali Military. The vehicles were made in Algeria and will augment the military's capacity in supporting the communities in which they operate. - Mali launches African Integration Week with a rolling caravan. The vision of African integration was close to Independent Mali's first President Modibo Keita. ATT has just been re-elected by his peers to another term as President of UEMOA (The monetary wing of ECOWAS). He will witness the completion of UEMOA's new headquarters in Bamako. Ace I guess you're following this Integration thingy. Senegal concluded her Integration Caravan Tour last weekend with stops in Thies, Dakar, Banjul, Kayes, and Saint Louis. - The Gaddafi Foundation, in partnership with Mali's Children's Foundation (LTT - Chair) has donated a health clinic to the Mali military in Kati. At a cost of 250 million Fcfa and an additional contribution of 150 million Fcfa by the ministry of Defense and Veterans' affairs, the clinic is built on 3 hectares and includes a surgical unit, a radiographic unit, an onsite pharmacy, and administrative blocs. - Mali forms a National Commission on Human Rights. The idea is to have a national institution to monitor local performance vis-a-vis the international conventions Mali signs and to formulate a roadmap to setting the international standard for human rights in Mali. What a people Malians???????? There is no limit to what one can achieve when one is aware of his/her life's compass. The Commission's first President is Hon. Kadidia Sangare Coulibaly. - Madame Shana Warren reviews democracy's fortunes in Africa, vis Mali. - Mali minister of Foreign affairs, the visionary Hon. Moctar Ouane meets with Ambassadors of the US, Canada, Braseeeeel, and Turkey to discuss security in the Sahelo-Saharan Belt. - Norway is Mali's friend. Mali celebrates May 17th with Norway. Norway is Mali's development partner for 25 years. The capital of Norway is Oslo. Norway's sister countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are also Mali's friends. We love Scandinavia.. - Min. of Industry Hon. Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo reviews works on the Dialakorobougou Industrial Zone. The works entail the development of pertinent infrastructure that prospective industry will need in order to locate in Mali. Electricity, water and sewerage, raods, telecommunications, conference center and hotels. Berting Oil has already located to the zone and are doing marvelously. Come to Mali. You'll be glad you did!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ace are you going to relocate to Mali??? I've always wondered what an Art and Culture guru is doing in that God-forsaken Houston when they could be in Art & Culture haven in Dialakorobougou. There's nothing but Nigerian Potato-heads in Houston. No one told you? Well I'm telling you now. Houston is thinking about a similar law to Arizona's. - Min. of Housing & Urban development Hon. Gakou Salimata Fofana delivered keys of some 20 homes to new homeowners in Niafounke'. This is part of the Mali Govt.'s objective to house every Malian who desires a home. The homes are built according to local architecture and aesthetics and the desires of the prospective homeowners. I think they ought to retrofit all these public housing homes with solar panels on the roofs so they can contribute to the local electricity grid. A communal vegetable farm is not a bad idea either. - Mopti goes fibreoptic thanx to Orange Mali. I give you Orange Mali Director Alioune Ndiaye. Hon. Minister Diarra Mariam Flantie Diallo assists in the inauguration ceremony. I look forward to partnership between Mali and Japan in the area of electronic and other recycling ventures. - Negotaitions continue with educational unions and syndicates. One contentious issue is the desire of contract teachers to be made full-time state employees. There are some structural and professional problems with that. Standardization and accreditation issues come to mind. - International Day - War against Hepatitis commemorated in Mali. I give you gastro-enterologist Dr. Anselme Konate of the Gabriel Toure Univ. Hospital. He discusses Hepatitis and its permutations. Good education. - Niamey Athletic Meet. Malian athletes bring home trophies in all categories confondues. mali does me proud all the time. Allez people!! Go to www.thegdp.wordpress.com and click on the Mali TV-ORTM link. Thank you people. Haruna ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤