AlQa'dah 01, 1434, September 07, 2013, SPA -- The United States will resume development aid - but not military assistance - in Mali, the State Department announced Friday, two days after the West African country's new president was inaugurated. Aid had been suspended last year after the ex-president was ousted in a military coup. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a former prime minister, was elected last month and sworn in on Wednesday. The transition means "a democratically elected government has taken office in Mali," the State Department said in a statement. "The United States will therefore resume bilateral development assistance immediately, but will continue to assess when and how to reengage with Malian security institutions," the statement said. -- SPA 11:53 LOCAL TIME 08:53 GMT تغريد
