The vote follows a request by Mali’s transitional government for the mission to be withdrawn ‘without delay.’ MINUSMA was deployed in July 2013. Northern Mali had been occupied by armed groups in 2012 ...

Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné Project Manager, Sahel, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Fodé Maciré Dramé Consultant, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel On 13 May, Mali’s ...