Merc 2000: Mali/Burkhina Faso

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Haven't posted in a while. My player group begged me to run a Merc 2000 game with characters working for a PMC in Africa. I decided to pick stuff already laid out in the Merc 2000 books and picked Mali. My idea is that they will be working for a government ministry there while their own military is in a period of transition.

I'm making use of Millenium's End's BlackEagle material for ideas on how the PMC is run.

I would appreciate any advice and good ideas on resources for the following:

1. Local culture
2. Knowledge of the history
3. Knowledge of 90s era military operations in that part of North/West Africa


Thanks in advance!