A BBC report that starts with:Later I noted this and wondered:Coup leaders in Mali have agreed to stand down and allow a transition to civilian rule, as part of a deal struck with regional bloc Ecowas. In return, the bloc will lift trade and economic sanctions and grant amnesty to the ruling junta, mediators said.In a side bar comment:Ecowas is preparing a force of up to 3,000 soldiers which could be deployed to stop the rebel advance.Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17642276Regional defence chiefs of staff are drafting plans for a potential military intervention. But it would still take weeks and outside logistical help before it could be deployed.
France has said it will help with logistics and IIRC previous ECOWAS expeditions have had financial support from elsewhere.
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