Press Releases

At around 5:40 this morning, the MINUSMA compound in Kidal was targeted by a complex attack involving more than 30 rockets and shells. Once they had established from where the rockets were being fired, MINUSMA troops immediately returned fire 2 kilometers from the compound, at around 6 a.m…

François Delattre, UNSC President (France) We heard a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali, Mr Mongi Hamdi, who gave us an update on the Algiers peace talks and the Agreement on Peace and Security in Mali initialed on 1 March 2015 by representatives of the Malian…

The Malian government and Malian armed groups have today continued informal discussions on the preparation for a future process of Cantonment. This follows a seminar on Cantonments that was facilitated at the beginning of last week by MINUSMA, and was attended by the international community. MINUSMA…

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…