Dakar (AFP) Oct 15, 2023

Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from northern Mali would happen on time by December 31, despite UN concerns.

The UN said on Saturday it was worried its drawdown could be hampered by an escalation of fighting in the north – where rival armed groups are seeking to seize territory as the UN pulls out – and by an influx of
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