The Barkhane anti-jihadist force began the final phase of the transfer of the Kidal base in northern Mali to the United Nations force (MINUSMA) and th...
Mauritanian El-Ghassim Wane named new UN envoy for Mali
Mauritanian El-Ghassim Wane was appointed by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres as the new UN envoy for Mali. He will replace Chad’s Mah...
Mali: Around 20 UN peacekeepers injured in major attack on MINUSMA base
Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under a...
Mali: UN Security Council expressed satisfaction over new transitional authorities establishment
Second UN speech in New York about Mali since the August 18 coup d’état. While the Security Council had been quite aloof the first time, aligned...
Two Egyptian peacekeepers killed in Mali
Two Egyptian peacekeepers were killed by “unidentified” gunmen in northern Mali on Saturday June 13. UN soldiers were providing security f...
Mali: Three Irish soldiers injured in bomb attack
Three Irish soldiers were injured in a bomb attack on a multinational convoy of the UN peacekeepers in Mali, the German army announced on Wednesday. &...
Sahel: France to Negotiate US Troops Exit Plan
France’s Armed Forces Minister is traveling to Washington in the coming days to discuss US military support to French forces in the Sahel region, the ...
UN peacekeeping in Mali to be boosted with addition of 250 UK troops
The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops to Mali next year, to support the UN’s peacekeeping operation in the country, MINUSMA, announ...
France Seeks UN Authorization for Counterterrorism Military Action in Sahel
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment by five African countries- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a ...
Renewed Violence in Northern Mali Threatens Fragile Peace Deal
Heavy fighting erupted in Mali’s restive north between the Tuaregs of the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA) and the pro-government militias of...