Western diplomats see danger in Mali

The West African country has an unstable government and vast stretches of territory controlled by Al Qaeda-linked militants. But solutions are difficult to come by.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — If top diplomats are right, the world's next inevitable war is in Mali, a West African country where Al Qaeda-linked militants have seized control of vast swaths of the Sahara desert.

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