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UN Peacekeepers Lower Flag as 10-Year Mali Mission Ends

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), lowered the UN flag at its headquarters in the country's capital Bamako on Monday, December 11, 2023, according to Al Jazeera, writes Jerry Chifamba for AllAfrica.

This concludes the organization's ten-year deployment in Mali, as per the directive of the military administration of the country.

In August 2023, the deteriorating security situation in the City of Ber in Mali led to the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) speeding up its withdrawal from the city in the north of country, wrote Esther Rose for AllAfrica.

West Africa: UN Peacekeeping Mission Officially Ends in Mali

allAfrica, 12 December 2023

The United Nations mission concluded its ten-year deployment in Mali, as per the directive of the military administration of Mali, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
Mali: Peacekeeping Force Is Leaving, but the UN Is Staying, Mission Chief Says

UN News, 28 August 2023

While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country's stability and development, the head… Read more »
Mali: UN Speeds Up Troop Withdrawal From Mali

allAfrica, 14 August 2023

The deteriorating security situation in the City of Ber in Mali has led to the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) speeding up its withdrawal from the city in the north of country,… Read more »
Mali: UN Force in Mali Quits Base Early Over Insecurity

DW, 13 August 2023

Mali's junta demanded in June that the MINUSMA force withdraw from the West African country after a decade-long deployment. The mission was created to quell separatist and Islamist… Read more »