OTTAWA—Nearly halfway through Canada’s 12-month peacekeeping mission in Mali, disappointment is emerging over what some experts see as the Trudeau government’s failure to make a real difference in the country. The United Nations is reporting limited signs of progress in Mali over the past three months, as slight improvements in the political and humanitarian situation have been marred by a dramatic spike in violence. A Canadian Armed Forces member turns away from a Chinook helicopter as it lands during a demonstration at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Gao, Mali on Dec. 22, 2018. Nearly halfway through Canada’s 12-month peacekeeping mission in Mali, questions and disappointment are emerging over what some experts see as the Trudeau government’s failure to make a real difference in the country. Yet several experts say they were hoping the peacekeeping mission would serve as a way for the Trudeau government to deepen its engagement in the UN, Mali and the sub-Saharan region — which hasn’t happened.

Source: thestar January 08, 2019 20:37 UTC