The military government of Mali has declared the director of the human rights department of the UN mission Minusma an undesirable person in the country. UN official Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali must leave the country within 48 hours, according to a government statement published on Sunday evening. The junta accused Andali of “destabilizing and subversive acts”.
He chose “imposters” as representatives of Mali’s civil society for UN Security Council meetings, ignoring “the national authorities and institutions”, most recently at the January 27 meeting. A representative of civil society had complained to the highest body of the United Nations about terrorist violence and human rights violations by the Malian army and its “Russian partners”. The Malian government accused Andali of a “conspiracy” to belittle the country.
“We regret the decision of the Malian government, but Minusma will continue to exercise its mandate, including with regard to human rights,” a senior UN official in New York told the German news agency (local time) on Sunday.
Mali, with its approximately 20 million inhabitants, is politically extremely unstable. Since the most recent coup in May 2021, it has been run by a military government that has been criticized by Western states for its close ties to Russia, among other things. The Russian mercenary group Wagner is suspected of committing crimes such as executions and torture in the country.
More than 1,100 men and women from the Bundeswehr are currently deployed in Mali as part of the UN mission Minusma. However, there were repeated disputes with the government of General Assimi Goita. (sda/dpa)
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