About 500 men and women of the German federal armed forces remain in Mali and another 100 or so in neighboring Niger, a spokesman for Germany’s general defense staff said.
Half of the German armed forces deployed to Mali as part of the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, have now left the West African state, the Bundeswehr announced on Thursday.
About 500 men and women of the German federal armed forces remain in Mali and another 100 or so in neighboring Niger, a spokesman for Germany’s national defense general staff told the German news agency on Thursday.
More than half of the material sent to the Sahel state has been repatriated, according to the same source.
The German military intends to complete the withdrawal of its MINUSMA-affiliated detachment on schedule, i.e. by Sunday 31 December.
In mid-June, the ruling colonels in Mali demanded that the UN peacekeeping mission leave the country, prompting the Security Council to launch an unprecedented hasty withdrawal process that should be completed by the end of the year. The military regime had already turned its back on its partners in the West, notably the once-colonial power France, and turned to Russia.
However, the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from Mali was complicated by the military coup in Niger in July. The German army has an air base in this country. Until the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum, Berlin characterized Niger as a factor of stability in West Africa.
Source :Skai
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