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Spotlight MALI Issue dated 12/05/2020

Tensions sky-high between Washington and Paris over MINUSMA

Chadian peacekeepers stand guard at the MINUSMA peacekeeping base in Kidal, Mali, July 22, 2015.
Chadian peacekeepers stand guard at the MINUSMA peacekeeping base in Kidal, Mali, July 22, 2015. © REUTERS/Adama Diarra
There is a battle raging behind the scenes within the UN's MINUSMA. The United States wants to place its candidate at the head of the peacekeeping mission while cutting personnel numbers - both measures Paris deems unacceptable. [...] (618 words)
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