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United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned the attack on a patrol of UN mission in Mali that killed one peacekeeper, his spokesman said. “The secretary-general recalls that attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law,” Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, …

Bamako, Mali | Xinhua | The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) strongly condemned the Saturday morning attack against the Malian Armed Forces camp in central Mali. “The perpetrators of this attack must be identified quickly and brought to justice. To this end, MINUSMA is ready to provide …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack against a police patrol of the UN mission in Mali on Friday, which killed two Nigerian peacekeepers and injured four others. An unidentified gunman shot and killed two officers, including one woman, from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization …

United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for efforts to advance the political process in Mali. There has been progress in political transition, peace process and the fight against terrorism in Mali, a result of joint efforts by the Malian authorities, regional organizations and the international community, …

United Nations | Xinhua | The top UN envoy for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said on Tuesday that progress has been made in the transition and peace process in Mali, but he remains concerned about the security situation in the country. Following the agreement reached in early July between Mali and the …

United Nations | Xinhua | The rotation of peacekeeping troops in and out of Mali has resumed after a month’s suspension by the Malian government, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. The rotations began Monday with a contingent from Bangladesh, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. About …

Bamako, Mali | Xinhua | Malian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday asked the spokesperson of MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to leave the country in 72 hours as tweets about a diplomatic incident have escalated tensions between the two sides. Mali announced last week the temporary suspension of all …

United Nations | Xinhua | The United Nations on Thursday called for an urgent settlement after the military government in Mali ordered a suspension of rotation of peacekeepers. “The UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, was informed this morning by the Malian authorities of a coordination meeting to be held between the …

Bamako, Mali | Xinhua | The Malian government said Sunday that it is withdrawing from all organs and bodies of the G5 Sahel, “including the joint force” fighting terrorism. According to a statement signed by Abdoulaye Maiga, spokesman for the Malian government, the organization’s leaders had decided to hold the 8th …

Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday announced a flurry of harsher sanctions on Mali. Leaders of ECOWAS gathered in an extraordinary summit to deliberate on the situation in Mali. In the communique after the summit, the regional body said …