| [Maghrebia] In the wake of the al-Qaeda slaying of a British hostage last week in Mali, Bamako is in "advanced discussions" with Algeria and other countries to police the region, Echorouk cited AFP as reporting on Friday (June 5th). The Malian Interior Ministry plans to tighten security measures in the north of Mali and intensify joint border patrols with Algeria. "We are fed up. We must all rise up to fight against these faithless and lawless killers," the news agency quoted the Malian ministry source as saying. |