More Mali News Updates? U.S. & EU positions First article is called "U.S. Back African Military Role In Mali". Here is the link.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/10/15/US-backs-African-military-role-in-Mali/UPI-23651350310302/
In the second article, I've extracted a portion of an article dealing with the EU position on Mali. Here is the link to the entire article, followed by the portion of the article dealing with the EU position on Mali.
https://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/15/243782.html
Taking what a Brussels diplomat described as “a big step for the EU,” the ministers are to tell Africa the bloc is ready to help Mali re-conquer its vast north from pro-al-Qaeda forces by assisting a West African military force and helping train and reorganize the country’s ragtag army.
“The situation in the Sahel is not looking good,” said a senior EU official close to the matter. “If we don’t take action it will only get worse.”
The ministers are to sign off on an accord before a key meeting in Bamako on Friday, where the West African regional body ECOWAS, the African Union, the EU, the United Nations and Mali’s neighbors hope to flesh out a political and military strategy to end the crisis.