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What's In Blue: Mali

  • 19 November 2019

    Briefing on the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force

    On 20 November, the Security Council will hold a briefing on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (FC-G5S), which Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (G5 Sahel) established in 2017 to combat terrorist and criminal... Tags: G5 Sahel, Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

  • 7 October 2019

    Mali: Briefing and Consultations

    On 8 October, the Security Council expects to receive a briefing via video-teleconference from Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). It also expects a briefing by Ambassador... Tags: Insights on Africa, Mali, MINUSMA

  • 28 August 2019

    Mali Sanctions Regime Renewal

    Tomorrow (29 August), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the sanctions regime on Mali and the mandate of the Panel of Experts. The sanctions measures (travel ban and asset freeze) target individuals and entities engaged in... Tags: Insights on Africa, Mali

  • 27 June 2019

    Mali: Renewal of MINUSMA’s Mandate

    Tomorrow (28 June), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for a year. The first draft was circulated by France, the penholder on Mali, early... Tags: Insights on Africa, Mali

  • 15 May 2019

    Briefing on the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force

    Tomorrow (16 May), the Council will hold a briefing on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel, which the group—Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (G5 Sahel)—decided to establish in February 2017 to combat terrorist... Tags: Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

  • 25 March 2019

    Dispatches from the Field: Meetings in Ouagadougou

    Council members arrived in Ouagadoudou yesterday morning (24 March) for the final day of their visiting mission, with the objective of assessing the situation in Burkina Faso and discussing the work of the G5 Sahel, whose rotating presidency Burkina Faso... Tags: Burkina Faso, Insights on Africa, Mali, Security Council Visiting Missions

  • 24 March 2019

    Dispatches from the Field: Meetings in Bamako

    For the last one and a half days, Council members have held several meetings in Bamako focusing on the situation in Mali, the role of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and the operationalisation of the... Tags: Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel, Security Council Visiting Missions

  • 14 November 2018

    Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force Briefing

    Tomorrow (15 November), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5-Sahel) joint force or FC-G5S, which Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger established last year to combat terrorist and criminal groups... Tags: Boko Haram-affected areas, Insights on Africa, Lake Chad basin, Mali

  • 29 August 2018

    Mali Sanctions Regime Renewal

    Tomorrow (30 August), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the sanctions regime on Mali established by resolution 2374 last year and the mandate of the Panel of Experts. The sanctions measures would target individuals and entities... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali

  • 27 June 2018

    Mali: Renewal of MINUSMA’s mandate

    Tomorrow (28 June), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The first draft was circulated by France, the penholder on Mali, early last week, and... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali

  • 13 June 2018

    Mali: Briefing and Consultations Ahead of Mandate Renewal and Presidential Elections

    Tomorrow (14 June), the Security Council will be briefed on the situation in Mali by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, followed by consultations. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, is also... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali

  • 7 December 2017

    G5 Sahel Resolution to be Adopted

    Tomorrow (8 December), the Security Council will vote on a resolution, drafted by France, which clarifies the ways in which the international community, including the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), is expected to provide support to the... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

  • 27 October 2017

    Briefing on the Operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force

    On Monday (30 October), the Council expects to hold a ministerial-level briefing, chaired by the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, to discuss ways in which the international community can support the joint force of the... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

  • 23 October 2017

    Dispatches from the Field: Visit to Central Mali and Burkina Faso

    Yesterday (22 October), Council members travelled to Sévaré and Mopti in Central Mali and ended their visiting mission in Burkina Faso. Central Mali In Sévaré, they visited the headquarters of the joint force of the G5 Sahel and received a... Tags: Burkina Faso, Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

  • 21 October 2017

    Dispatches from the Field: Meetings in Mali

    (Bamako, Mali) Today (21 October), Council members had a full day of meetings in Bamako. These focused on two key objectives of the visiting mission: to highlight the urgency of implementing the 2015 Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in Mali and... Tags: Insights, Insights on Africa, Mali, Sahel

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