...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
says.
According to a UN front man, the fighters took the control of Kidal and Menaka after festivities with Malian government forces on Thursday.
The development comes after UN Secretary General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
called for an immediate ceasefire in Mali.
On Tuesday, the UN Security Council also condemned the recent deadly festivities in Mali, calling for an immediate end to the ongoing violence in the West African country.
The 15-member council said in a statement that those responsible for the recent fighting in northern Mali should be "identified and held accountable."