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Feb
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Mali expels U.N. mission’s human rights chief

Mali expels U.N. mission’s human rights chief

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THE Malian interim government said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata. In a statement, it said the decision to expel Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali was connected to his allegedly biased choice of civil society witnesses for U.N. Security Council briefings on Mali, the most recent of which was held on January 27. The U.N. mission in Mali MINUSMA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andali could not be reached for comment. The Malian authorities have come under pressure for…
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Apr
03
2021
By The African Mirror
U.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack

U.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack

NEWS
FOUR peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on the United Nation’s base in the northern town of Aguelhok, the UN has announced. Peacekeepers repelled the attack, carried out by several "heavily armed terrorists", a U.N. mission statement said, adding that a number of attackers were killed. Islamist insurgents are active in northern Mali. "A provisional toll shows four peacekeepers dead and wounded. Helicopters were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the wounded," the statement said. The U.N. mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, has deployed over 13,000 troops to contain violence by armed groups in the…
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