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Jul
02
2023
By MICHELLE NICHOLS
UN ends peacekeeping mission in Mali, US blames Russia’s Wagner

UN ends peacekeeping mission in Mali, US blames Russia’s Wagner

NEWS
THE United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West African country's military junta abruptly asked the 13,000-strong force to leave - a move the United States said was engineered by Russia's Wagner mercenary group. The end of the operation, known as MINUSMA, follows years of tensions and government restrictions that have hobbled peacekeeping air and ground operations since Mali teamed up in 2021 with Russia's Wagner group, which was behind an abortive armed mutiny in Russia last weekend. U.N. peacekeepers are credited with playing a vital role in protecting civilians against an Islamist insurgency that has killed…
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Mar
06
2022
By The African Mirror
U.N. investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

U.N. investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

NEWS
THE United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said it was investigating allegations that dozens of people were massacred in the centre of the country. A video circulating on social media since Thursday shows dozens of badly-burned bodies with their eyes blindfolded and their hands bound together. Some of them appear to have holes in the back of their heads. An official in central Mali, who asked not to be named, said the video shows the bodies of 35 men that were found on Tuesday night in the rural commune of Diabaly, an area where Islamist militants have been battling Malian…
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Dec
24
2020
By The African Mirror
United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur to end

United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur to end

NEWS
MICHELLE NICHOLS  A joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region will end on December 31, the U.N. Security Council has decided, more than 13 years after it established the operation. The 15-member Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that terminates the mandate for the mission, known as UNAMID, at the end of the month and outlines a six-month drawdown of troops with a complete withdrawal by June 30. According to the U.N. website of the peacekeeping mission, there are currently some 4,000 troops, 480 police advisers, 1,631 police, 483 international civilian staff and 945 national…
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