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Mali president Dioncounda Traore (L), Benin President Boni Yayi (C) and French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, attend the Donor Conference on Mali January 29, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The However, there is no clear figure for how much the conference is aiming to raise, although diplomats had suggested some $700 million will be needed for AFISMA and the Malian army, in addition to heavy humanitarian costs,with some estimates reaching US$959 million. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)