The Malian government on Thursday said it would suspend troop rotations by the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA. The decision to suspend the UN mission also includes rotations that have already been scheduled, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. But the statement provided no date for the meeting to discuss the MINUSMA rotations. UN urges ‘urgent settlement’The UN responded to Mali’s announcement by calling for an “urgent settlement” to the dispute. UN mission spokesman Olivier Salgado confirmed that the soldiers were working for a German company contracted by MINUSMA.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 15, 2022 02:51 UTC