CRS supports victms of Mali conflict

(Vatican Radio) The UK government is considering further help to French forces fighting rebels in the West African nation of Mali. British Prime Minister David Cameron says the response of the international community to the growing threat of militant groups linked to Al-Qaeda in Africa is likely to top the agenda during the UK’s presidency of the G8 group.

Meanwhile on the ground in Mali, Catholic Relief Services is among the aid agencies stepping up support for displaced people fleeing the fighting in the north of the country. Philippa Hitchen spoke to Niek de Goeij, a technical advisor to CRS’s emergency response team in that West African region Listen: