Tag: MINUSMA
JNIM’s rapid ascent reshapes Sahel security landscape, warn experts
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate, has emerged as the most powerful militant force in West Africa, now commanding up to 6,000 fighters ... Read More
UN pledges to fund AU-led peace missions after challenging year for peacekeepers in Africa
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on the financing of African Union-led peace support operations that also aims to “bolster the ... Read More
Mali: UN peacekeeping mission officially ends its decade-long deployment
The United Nations mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, officially ended a 10-year deployment in the West African country on Monday (11 December), its spokesperson ... Read More
Chad’s soldiers sent to Mali for peace keeping operation return home
Chad’s transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno welcomed home earlier this week the country’s contingent that operated in Mali under the UN peace keeping Mission ... Read More
Mali’s Tuareg rebels claim takeover of abandoned UN camp near strategic town of Kidal
Separatist rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have taken over a camp in the strategic town of Kidal immediately after it was evacuated by ... Read More
Mali: UN Mission Begins Departure from Kidal Camp
According to several sources within the mission, the United Nations mission in Mali is currently in the process of leaving its camp in Kidal, located ... Read More
UN peacekeeping Mission in Mali withdraws from two camps near Kidal
The UN stabilization mission in Mali known as MINUSMA said Monday October 16 it pulled out from two camps in the Kidal region. "In a ... Read More
Mali rejects delay in UN troops’ departure, Malian and Russian forces relocate to northern region
While the United Nations voiced concern on Saturday (14 October) over an escalation of fighting in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said ... Read More
Mali adamant on seeing UN peacekeeping leaving by December 31st
Mali has refused to extend the timeline for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to withdraw from the country beyond the ... Read More
Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region
The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation ... Read More