Tag: MINUSMA
Germany, Britain announce withdrawal from Mali earlier than planned
The German government said Tuesday (22 November) that it plans to wind down the country's participation in a United Nations military mission in Mali by ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire to pull out contingent from UN peace keepers in Mali in backdrop of bilateral crisis
Côte d’Ivoire Tuesday informed the Unite Nations about its decision to gradually withdraw its forces taking part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission ... Read More
Six UN peace keepers wounded in IED attack in central Mali
Six UN Peace Keepers were injured Saturday by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED), the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ... Read More
Scores of dead, dozens wounded in Mali bus blast amid escalating jihadi violence
An explosion killed at least eleven people and injured 53 on a bus in central Mali on Thursday (13 October), a region regularly rocked by ... Read More
Niger suspends transit of oil products to Mali amid deteriorating ties
Nigeriens authorities have suspended transit of oil products to neighboring Mali as diplomatic relations between two countries further go downward. “I have the honor to ... Read More
Mali’s junta-appointed PM bashes France & UN, praises Russia ties
Mali’s military-appointed prime minister has lashed out at the former colonial ruler France and the United Nations as he praised the "exemplary" cooperation with Russia. ... Read More
Ivory Coast calls for ECOWAS emergency summit over its troops held in Mali
Ivory Coast on Wednesday (14 September) slammed Mali for “blackmailing” over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako and urged leaders of the ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire fumes as Mali requests extradition of political figures in exchange of arrested soldiers
Côte d’Ivoire authorities have accused their Malian counterparts of hostage-taking after Malian leader colonel Assimi Goita tied the release of Ivorian soldiers to the handover ... Read More
Dozens of civilians killed in April by Malian army & Foreign Troops’ — UN report
At least 50 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and more than 500 arrested during a military operation conducted by Mali’s army ... Read More
Mali: MINUSMA opens investigation into ‘allegations of human rights violations’ in Moura
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced last week that it had opened an investigation into "allegations of serious human rights ... Read More