The situation in Mali was at the heart of a new meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, April 7. The opportunity to discuss the latest report of the Secretary General and the suspicions of massacres of civilians in the Moura region.
With our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki
Before the Security Council, El-Ghassim Wane reports its findings. According to the UN envoy for Mali, the month of March was particularly deadly for civilians with the multiplication of attacks by terrorist groups, particularly in the southern region of Gao. He thus calls on the organization to strengthen the means of the Minusma.
El-Ghassim Wane also claimed ” essential access to the Moura region ” or the Malian army is accused of a massacre. A call supported by the members of the Council, in particular France.
” This will make it possible to prosecute the perpetrators of these acts, some of which could constitute war crimes, explained French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière. France has taken note of the opening of an investigation by the Mopti prosecutor. It is essential that Minusma be able to carry out its own investigation without hindrance and in complete independence. »
For his part, the representative of Mali once again affirmed that the military operation carried out in Moura targeted terrorist groups and that respect for human rights remains a priority for the Malian authorities. He assured that the Mopti prosecutor’s investigation will establish the truth about these accusations.
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