ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Discuss Modalities for Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali

10 May 2013
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Economic Community of West African States (Abuja)
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Abuja - Nigeria — The modalities for the transformation of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN Mission will be discussed at a two-day meeting of the sub-Committee of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) which opens in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 11th May 2013.

The UN Security Council authorized the transformation of AFISMA into a 12,800- strong Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) by July 1, 2013.

The CCDS seven-member sub-committee will also discuss AFISMA's status of deployment. The sub-committee is made of the Chiefs of Defence Staff of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, as the chair.

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