Mali’s Struggle: Not Simply of Their Own Making admin, May 9, 2012August 15, 2024 Open Democracy & Huffington Post 11 May 2012 It is important not to fall into simplistic analyses of dysfunctional or “failed” African states. Indeed, the Malian people have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to mobilize civil society and build stable democratic governance despite a history of enormous poverty, ethnic divisions, and foreign intervention. Africa Huffington Post Mali