They wanted to look at the KDF playbook successfully used in Somalia, conjoining accommodating local political players and adroit highly mobile small unit tactics was one they wished to copy. The KDF agreed and sent a Specops units to the scene in N.Mali for a recce. They returned and recommended against any KDF support due to the mix of internecine politics and French posturing.

Apparently they needed the successful KDF COIN experience against the ALS in S.Somalia to replicate against the alleged Alqaeda linked faction,Ansar Dine who captured N.Mali early this year. Mid last month after reviewing the after action reports and the wider strategy at KDF hq in Hurlingham a request was made for some Specops. They duly left for the scene but returned with a grasp of the political shenanigans nixed such a collaborative effort.

http://karanjazplace..com/2012/11/the-naijja-army-officer-corps-were-in.html
So it seems when ECOMOG jumps off into N.Mali it'll be without the KDF.