Attackers killed one U.N. peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area where extremists continue to operate, the United Nations said. The United Nations joins the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, in srongly condemning the attack, Dujarric said. Mali has been ruled by a military junta since a 2020 coup against an elected president , Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Dujarric said the peacekeeper killed on Friday was the ninth to die in Mali this year. “This tragic loss is a stark reminder of the risks that peacekeepers in Mali and other places around the world face while tirelessly working to bring stability and peace to the people of Mali,” he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2023 08:02 UTC