The mayor of Gao returned from exile and addressed the boisterous crowd . NEW : 230,000 a billion $ 120 million pledged at donors ' conference . Hollande does not say how long France will maintain troops in Mali . Hollande gears up for the return of displaced people ; France outlines military support . Flushing the Islamic out of Timbuktu is a big symbolic gain .
NEW : 230,000 a billion $ 120 million pledged at donors ' conference . Hollande does not say how long France will maintain troops in Mali . Hollande gears up for the return of displaced people ; France outlines military support . Flushing the Islamic out of Timbuktu is a big symbolic gain .