Clinton pushes Algeria for Mali intervention backing

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African news explained

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Clinton pushes Algeria for Mali intervention backing

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Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Reuters/Louafi Larbi

By Daniel Finnan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Algeria Monday to try to gain support for a possible military intervention in neighbouring Mali. The crisis in northern Mali was the central focus of talks between Clinton and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Analyst Youcef Bouandel discusses whether Clinton will win Bouteflika's support for military intervention there.