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United Nations: Mali expels senior UN mission official

United Nations: Mali expels senior UN mission official

Mali’s government speaks of “imposture” and criticizes “destabilizing and subversive actions” by the UN official. He now has to leave the country within 48 hours.

Mali’s military government has declared the director of the human rights department of the UN mission Minusma an undesirable person in the country. UN official Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali had to leave the country within 48 hours, a government statement said. The junta accused Andali of “destabilizing and subversive acts”.

He chose “impostors” as Mali’s civil society representatives for meetings of the UN Security Council and “ignored the national authorities and institutions”, most recently at the meeting on January 27. A representative of civil society had complained about violence by terrorists and human rights violations by the Malian military and its “Russian partners” before the highest body of the United Nations. The Malian government accused Andali of a “conspiracy” to denigrate the country.

Military government maintains close ties with Russia

“We regret the Malian government’s decision, but Minusma will continue to exercise its mandate, including with regard to human rights,” a senior UN official in New York told the German Press Agency.

Mali, with around 20 million inhabitants, is considered to be extremely unstable politically. Since the most recent coup in May 2021, it has been run by a military government that has been criticized by Western states for its close ties with Russia, among other things. The Russian mercenary group Wagner is suspected of having committed crimes such as executions and torture in the country.

As part of the UN mission Minusma, more than 1,100 men and women from the Bundeswehr are currently deployed in Mali. However, there were repeated disputes with the government of General Assimi Goita.

Source: Stern

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