Updates

05/18/2012 21:14 GMT

BAMAKO, May 18, 2012 (AFP) - The parliament in Mali on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the March coup that plunged what was considered one of Africa's democratic success stories into chaos.

The text, which must be signed by the president before becoming law, was part of an agreement signed by the putschists and west African bloc ECOWAS on April 6 to restore constitutional order in the country. It was passed by the 122 deputies present in the national assembly, according to an AFP reporter.

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Las lluvias registradas la tarde y noche del jueves 17 de mayo en el territorio guatemalteco ocasionaron el colapso de un puente tipo badén en Santa Rosa, material que descendió en el cerro Lec en Sololá, así como inundaciones en calles y avenidas en los departamento de Chimaltenango y Sacatepéquez, incidentes atendidos por instituciones que integran el Sistema de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres –CONRED-.

This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 08 May - 14 May, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other issues pertaining to the region, please contact the members of the Med Basin Team, or visit our website at www.cimicweb.org.

In Focus:

HoA: Land & Sea

North Africa

Northeast Africa

Syria