Global Week in Review: Chad President Says Troops to Leave Mali

Plus, Guantanamo detainees rise up and Uhuru inaugurated.

Chad to Leave Mali - Chadian President Idriss Deby announced that the country’s army will be withdrawing from the war in Mali.The announcement comes three months after the French-led mission to oust al-Qaeda-linked fighters in northern Mali began and just days after a suicide bombing killed three Chadian soldiers. (Photo: Maxppp /Landov)

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Chad to Leave Mali - Chadian President Idriss Deby announced that the country’s army will be withdrawing from the war in Mali.The announcement comes three months after the French-led mission to oust al-Qaeda-linked fighters in northern Mali began and just days after a suicide bombing killed three Chadian soldiers. (Photo: Maxppp /Landov)

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Al-Shabab’s Somali Attack Leaves 30 Dead - Al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab launched a bomb and gun attack Sunday that left at least 30 dead in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Al-Shabab’s Somali Attack Leaves 30 Dead - Al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab launched a bomb and gun attack Sunday that left at least 30 dead in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Guantanamo Detainees Clash With Guards - Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba launched an attack against guards Saturday using “improvised weapons.”U.S. guards responded by firing "four less-than-lethal rounds" and military authorities say no guards or detainees suffered serious injuries as a result of the clash.(Photo: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

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Guantanamo Detainees Clash With Guards - Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba launched an attack against guards Saturday using “improvised weapons.”U.S. guards responded by firing "four less-than-lethal rounds" and military authorities say no guards or detainees suffered serious injuries as a result of the clash.(Photo: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Madonna Drama - Malawi was the center of some high-profile celebrity drama when its government shared sharp words with pop star Madonna, who is mother to two adopted children from the southern African nation. Later, President Joyce Banda reprimanded the aides responsible for issuing the statement.(Photo: AP Photo/Liz Rosenberg Media)

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Madonna Drama - Malawi was the center of some high-profile celebrity drama when its government shared sharp words with pop star Madonna, who is mother to two adopted children from the southern African nation. Later, President Joyce Banda reprimanded the aides responsible for issuing the statement.(Photo: AP Photo/Liz Rosenberg Media)

Uhuru Inaugurated - Kenya’s president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, was sworn in as president of Kenya last week. Uhuru won the March 4 election with 50.07 percent of the vote and his narrow victory was upheld by the country's Supreme Court after an election challenge from outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga.(Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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Uhuru Inaugurated - Kenya’s president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, was sworn in as president of Kenya last week. Uhuru won the March 4 election with 50.07 percent of the vote and his narrow victory was upheld by the country's Supreme Court after an election challenge from outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga.(Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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Maduro Wins Venezuela Election - Nicolas Maduro, the late Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, won Venezuela's presidential election with 50.7 percent of the votes in Sunday's election.(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Maduro Wins Venezuela Election - Nicolas Maduro, the late Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, won Venezuela's presidential election with 50.7 percent of the votes in Sunday's election.(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Boston Marathon - Wesley Korir, a Kenyan politician recently elected to the country’s parliament, competed in this week’s Boston Marathon as the defending champion. He lost to Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa, who won the men's division. Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division. Later in the day, two bombs exploded near the finish line in a move the U.S. is calling a terror attack. (Photo: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

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Boston Marathon - Wesley Korir, a Kenyan politician recently elected to the country’s parliament, competed in this week’s Boston Marathon as the defending champion. He lost to Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa, who won the men's division. Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division. Later in the day, two bombs exploded near the finish line in a move the U.S. is calling a terror attack. (Photo: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Sudan and South Sudan Mend Fences - After a meeting Friday, presidents of South Sudan and Sudan say they have agreed to a resumption of oil exports and border trade.(Photo: AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)

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Sudan and South Sudan Mend Fences - After a meeting Friday, presidents of South Sudan and Sudan say they have agreed to a resumption of oil exports and border trade.(Photo: AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)

World Bank Wants Africa to Reduce Poverty - The World Bank advised that Sub-Saharan African countries should do more to reduce poverty in order to make best use of the 5 percent economic growth they will see over the next three years.  (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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World Bank Wants Africa to Reduce Poverty - The World Bank advised that Sub-Saharan African countries should do more to reduce poverty in order to make best use of the 5 percent economic growth they will see over the next three years.  (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Togo Shuts Schools - Education reform protests led the Togolese government to close all public and private primary and secondary schools in the capital, Lome. The government did not announce a date when schools would reopen, but said it is holding talks with teachers' trade unions. (Photo: EPA/ABIR SULTAN /LANDOV)

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Togo Shuts Schools - Education reform protests led the Togolese government to close all public and private primary and secondary schools in the capital, Lome. The government did not announce a date when schools would reopen, but said it is holding talks with teachers' trade unions. (Photo: EPA/ABIR SULTAN /LANDOV)

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Nigeria Cracks Down on Immigrants - Nigerian authorities have raided Lagos' Katangua Market over the past few days, targeting immigrant workers in a push to stem growing Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Nigeria. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Nigeria Cracks Down on Immigrants - Nigerian authorities have raided Lagos' Katangua Market over the past few days, targeting immigrant workers in a push to stem growing Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Nigeria. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

North Korea Celebrates Founder’s Birthday - North Korea took time off from threatening to attack the U.S. and South Korea and celebrated the anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday.(Photo: AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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North Korea Celebrates Founder’s Birthday - North Korea took time off from threatening to attack the U.S. and South Korea and celebrated the anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday.(Photo: AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Ahmadinejad Takes African Tour - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit West Africa this week in a trip that will take him to Benin, Ghana and Niger. Western nations are worried about the Iranian leader’s interest in Niger given that the country is the world's fourth-largest uranium producer. (Photo: AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)

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Ahmadinejad Takes African Tour - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit West Africa this week in a trip that will take him to Benin, Ghana and Niger. Western nations are worried about the Iranian leader’s interest in Niger given that the country is the world's fourth-largest uranium producer. (Photo: AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)