Press Releases

The SRSG accompanied the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and current chairman of the African Union, H.E.M Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, during his visit to Kidal. Transportation was provided by MINUSMA. During the visit, they held discussions with the armed movements and the aménokal. The…

SRSG Albert Koenders reports that, during the visit he undertook today to Kidal together with the Chairman of the African Union, the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, progress is being made in the negotiations with the armed groups in the following areas: Establishment of a cease-fire…

The United Nations appointed a high-level team to conduct an Inquiry into the events of 27 January in Gao, Mali, where a violent demonstration against a MINUSMA camp resulted in the death and injury of protestors. The United Nations informed the Government of Mali of the Inquiry and received…

The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council will begin a two-day visit to Mali on Sunday. The delegation will meet with the Malian authorities, notably President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Prime Minister Oumar Tatam Ly and National Assembly President Issaka Sidibé, as well as with the Special…

Two workshops on Reflection will be held on the 13th of February in Bamako, with the aim of relaunching political dialogue in Mali. The Government and Malian armed groups, accompanied by the international community, and social and civil experts will meet to tackle diverse topics. These worksops also…

MINUSMA today expressed its outrage at the extreme violence in the north of Mali that has killed dozens of people and injured many others during the past few days. In this context of intensified inter-communal tensions, MINUSMA calls for an immediate stop to the clashes and a return to calm. In…

The Government, Malian armed groups, social and civil experts, and the international community have met to tackle diverse topics since this Thursday in Bamako. During workshops held on Thursday, the involved parties drew lessons from past peace agreements and expressed a keen desire to move forward…

MINUSMA strongly condemns the violence that took place yesterday in Kidal prior to the scheduled arrival of the Prime Minister and a Government delegation. The Mission deplores the fact that, despite a security plan coordinated by the Malian Government on Wednesday in cooperation with MINUSMA and…

Bamako, December 8, 2023 - MINUSMA today closed its camp in Sevare, Mopti region, marking the end of its presence in the central regions of Mali. The closure, which follows the closure of the Ogossagou and Douentza bases, also in central Mali, is part of the second phase of the Mission's drawdown…

As part of MINUSMA's withdrawal process, its regional office in Mopti handed over to the civilian authorities on 22 November 2023, the MINUSMA regional office in Mopti handed over its annex bases of the Office des Produits Agricoles du Mali (OPAM) and the Office du Riz to the civilian authorities…