Dakar (AFP) Dec 8, 2023 - UN peacekeepers on Friday handed over one of their last camps to the Malian authorities as part of a pull-out ordered by the country s military leaders, a UN spokeswoman said.
Minusma handed over to the Malian authorities the Mopti camp in the center of the country, one of the hotbeds of jihadism and violence that have been bloodying the Sahel for years.
Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in the West African nation s hard-hit northern region. That s after a peace deal signed several years ago with rebels appeared to