{"id":623,"date":"2023-06-18T21:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2023-06-18T21:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:35:23","slug":"mali-urges-immediate-end-to-un-minusma-peacekeeping-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/18\/mali-urges-immediate-end-to-un-minusma-peacekeeping-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mali urges immediate end to UN Minusma peacekeeping mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mali\u2019s foreign minister has called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country \u201cwithout delay\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdoulaye Diop accused the force, Minusma, of having \u201cbecome a part of the problem in fuelling intercommunal tensions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was addressing the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minusma has more than 13,000 troops. Its decade-old mission has failed to stop the spread of jihadist violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian Wagner mercenaries are now assisting Mali\u2019s military rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western officials have accused Wagner of human rights abuses in Ukraine and parts of Africa, and last month the US announced sanctions on Ivan Maslov<\/a>, whom it described as Wagner\u2019s top official in Mali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagner has not commented on the Western allegations and its activities in Mali and other parts of Africa remain shrouded in secrecy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Minister Diop\u2019s criticism of Minusma followed earlier Malian objections to France\u2019s long-standing involvement in Mali. The alliance with France, the former colonial power, collapsed last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Diop spoke of a \u201ccrisis of confidence between the Malian authorities and Minusma\u201d and said \u201cthe Malian government asks for the withdrawal without delay of Minusma\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minusma\u2019s mandate is due to end on 29 June, but UN chief Antonio Guterres has recommended that the mission be reconfigured to focus on a few limited priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN currently lists military contingents<\/a> from Chad, Bangladesh and Egypt as the biggest in the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about Mr Diop\u2019s remarks on Friday the UN special envoy to Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said \u201cwe stand to be guided by whatever decision the [Security] Council may take\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he added that without the host country\u2019s consent \u201coperating in a specific country would be extremely challenging, if not impossible\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A report by the UN high commissioner for human rights accused the Malian armed forces and \u201cforeign security personnel\u201d of having killed more than 500 people during an operation in the village of Moura, in central Mali, in March last year. The governments of Mali and Russia both condemned that report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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