When she was first flown out it was a matter of life and death for both Halima and her little tots who hadn't even been born yet.
The Malian doctors stabilised her and then had her transferred to Morocco so that she and all her babies could survive.
The doctors believed the babies were seven in number and they shocked them when they turned out to be nine in number on the day of the Caesarean section.
After the delivery, the mother and her 9 cubs lived in a convalescent home.
