Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion working for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have pulled out of the country as the mission is preparing to complete exit by December 2023. Established in April 2013 to support the transitional authorities of Mali in the stabilization of the country, incumbent transitional authorities of the West African country have demanded the end of the mission. The MINUSMA also indicated that after Egypt, peacekeepers from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Bangladesh will also leave Mali. In light of attacks, the North African notified the UN about plans to remove its forces by mid-August last year. Prior to last year’s August plan, Egypt had 1.072 troops and 144 police in the mission.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 03, 2023 14:52 UTC