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The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali proceeds with its accelerated withdrawal from the country's north as the withdrawal from the strategic Kidal base looms.
The UN mission pushed out of Mali has been forced by the actions of the ruling junta to rush its departure and sabotage the equipment left behind, before risking the lives of its peacekeepers on the road for lack of flight permits.
UN peacekeepers, ordered to leave Mali by the country's leaders, have been forced to rush their withdrawal, destroy equipment left behind and risk their lives on the road out.
The Malian military rulers have ordered the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers out of the country, proclaiming the "failure" of their mission and denouncing its alleged "instrumentalisation" of the human rights issue. The order brought to an end 10 years of efforts to try to stabilise the country plagued by jihadism and a range of other crises.
Mali must ensure that the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, can safely complete its drawdown by the end of the year, amid insecurity in the north and other restrictions.