Author - Afifa Iqbal
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| Source : BBC |
Long considered the poster child of democracy in Africa, Mali has witnessed a succession of destabilising events ensuing from the failure of state mechanisms and international communities. The inter-communal violence and challenges to the central authority from its northern region have now reduced the country into a breeding ground of radical Islamist terrorism. Along with the multiple blows of military coups and rebellion, the powder keg of the Sahel region has struggled hard for its existence as a democratic nation. Due to the concentrated political crisis and high rates of abuses by armed Islamic groups ranging from rampant banditry to sexual assaults, human rights and security has worsened in Mali since 2021. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is currently working in an adverse condition, striving to ensure stability in a volatile region.
Read more at : https://oijpcr.org/archive/Conflict-and-Co-operation-in-Mali/637fa0729e61032c9e5d5308
*Author is a Post Graduate Student from AIIS, Amity University, Noida.
