Five months after French forces removed Islamist militants, services such as electricity, fuel, banks, marketplaces and a judiciary are lacking Islamist insurgents laid waste to many government buildings during their occupation of Timbuktu, Mali. Photograph: Anthony Morland/IRIN Five months after French troops liberated Timbuktu from Islamist fighters, the ancient desert town, like much of northern Mali, is struggling to recover from the effects of the nine-month occupation as well as longer-term security and development problems. Few of the things a city needs in order to function – electricity, fuel, banks, marketplaces, and basic government services such as the town hall or judiciary –...
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