A simple menu and contains updates on those sitting at the table in Mali:http://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/03...a-broken-mali/

Nice last sentence:
Peace in Mali rests as much on events in Bamako and Kati as in the Adrar des Ifoghas, in Gao, or in Kidal.
I am bemused to read elsewhere (NYT) on the suggestion that the UN assume a peacekeeping role in Mali. First the Malian military have made little contribution to the fighting in the north; the ECOWAS military and police appear to remain in Bamako - ostensibly to provide security, so the Malian military can deploy.

Will anyone want to take on a role that is far from 'peacekeeping'? I am struggling to recall a previous UN role in COIN.