A Malian soldier sits on a plank of wood next to a teapot in Niono January 19, 2013. African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast on Saturday are expected to sign off on a regional mission that is due to take over from French forces fighting al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, but is still short on financing and planning. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A French soldier sends a text message in front of a restaurant in Niono January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Malian soldiers speak to journalists in Niono January 19, 2013. African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast on Saturday are expected to sign off on a regional mission that is due to take over from French forces fighting al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, but is still short on financing and planning. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Malian Corporal Diaby rests in the back of a pickup truck in Niono January 19, 2013. African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast on Saturday are expected to sign off on a regional mission that is due to take over from French forces fighting al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, but is still short on financing and planning. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Malian soldiers check a motorcyclist's identity papers in Diabaly, Mali, January 21, 2013. The town of Diabaly was retaken by French and Malian forces after al Qaeda-linked rebels took over the town a week ago. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Malian soldier searches a cyclist in Diabaly, Mali January 21, 2013. The town of Diabaly was retaken by French and Malian forces after al Qaeda-linked rebels took over the town a week ago. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

A Malian gendarme checks the luggage of passengers on a bus fleeing fighting between Islamist militants and French and Malian troops at a checkpoint in Sarakala, Mali, January 18, 2013. French troops' initial clashes with Islamist militants in Mali have shown that the desert fighters are better trained and equipped than France had anticipated before last week's military intervention, French and other U.N. diplomats said. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A French soldier stands guard as a villager looks on in front of charred pickup trucks used by Islamist rebels in Diabaly January 21, 2013. French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali town of Diabaly on Monday after the al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels who seized it a week ago melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. The pickup trucks were destroyed during fighting between the Malian army and rebels. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

A French soldier stands guard in front of charred pickup trucks used by Islamist rebels in Diabaly January 21, 2013. The pickup trucks were destroyed during fighting between the Malian army and rebels. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A Malian soldier holds papers next to a wall pockmarked with bullet holes after searching through debris at a Malian military camp in Diabaly, Mali, January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A Malian soldier holds a telephone after searching through debris at a Malian military camp in Diabaly January 21, 2013. The camp was hit by French air strikes after it was taken over by al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels a week ago. French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali towns of Diabaly and Douentza on Monday, days after Islamist rebels encamped there melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

A French soldier stands guard in Diabaly January 21, 2013. French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali towns of Diabaly and Douentza on Monday, days after al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels encamped there melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

Health worker Koura Coulibaly poses for a picture in her office in Sarakala, Mali, where French ground troops are stationed, January 18, 2013. Islamist rebels in Mali abandoned the central town of Diabaly on Friday after fleeing a French air strike, military sources said, while West African troops arrived in Bamako to take on the insurgents in Mali's north. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CONFLICT HEALTH)

A Malian soldier sleeps in the back of a pickup truck in Niono January 19, 2013. African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast on Saturday are expected to sign off on a regional mission that is due to take over from French forces fighting al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, but is still short on financing and planning. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Malian soldier Aliou Doumbe poses for a picture next to a photo studio in Niono January 20, 2013. France and West African leaders called on Saturday on other world powers to commit money and logistical support for African armies readying their troops to join French soldiers already battling al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A Malian soldier smokes a cigarette in Niono January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Maxwell Owura lies on a hospital bed in Niono, January 19, 2013. The 39-year-old barber was hit in the leg by a stray bullet during the fighting between the Malian army and Islamists in Diabaly. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)

Coumba Bah lies on a hospital bed next to her aunt Dado Diallo in Niono, January 19, 2013. Bah, 12, was hit in the knees by stray bullets during the fighting between the Malian army and Islamists in Diabaly. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Malada Sidibe (L), her husband Barki Sidibe (C), and their grandson Nouhoum Sidibe sit on a hospital bed as they visit a relative in Niono, January 19, 2013. Their relative was hit by a stray bullet during the fighting between the Malian army and Islamists in Diabaly. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

A Malian soldier peeks through a doorway behind which Malian and French soldiers are stationed in Niono January 20, 2013. France and West African leaders called on Saturday on other world powers to commit money and logistical support for African armies readying their troops to join French soldiers already battling al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A villager looks at charred pickup trucks used by Islamist rebels in Diabaly January 21, 2013. French and Malian armoured columns rolled into the central Mali town of Diabaly on Monday after the al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels who seized it a week ago melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. The pickup trucks were destroyed during fighting between the Malian army and rebels. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

A child peers into a commercial van waiting at a military checkpoint in Niono January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney