The situation in northern Mali is worsening
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| Demonstration in front of MINUSMA HQ in Gao, 26 January 2015 (Photo: Daniel M Meboya) |
In a statement to the press,
the 15-member Council urged the parties to demonstrate their commitment to the
peace process and adhere to their obligations under the cease fire agreement of
23 May 2014, and the declarations of cessation of hostilities of 24 July 2014
and 19 February 2015.
Meanwhile, jihadists continue to sabotage a mausoleum in
central Mali that had been submitted as a UNESCO World Heritage site, leaving
behind a warning that they will come after all those who don't follow their
strict version of Islam.
In the region of Gao, a pro-government militia, Gatia,
and ethnic Arab allies from the loyalist Arab Azawad Movement (MAA) besieged on
27 April 2015 the town of Ménaka, which had been under partial MNLA and allies’
rebel control. In retaliation, the rebels targeted government forces in the
town of Léré, a deadly assault they described in a statement as
"legitimate self-defence."
At the same time, the
United Nations in New York has released on 5 May 2015 a secret footage showing
a Rwandan policeman in the blue helmet of a United Nations peacekeeper in Mali on
27 January 2015 carefully take aim at a civilian protester, squeeze the trigger
and shoot, according to sources who saw the video. The videotape, taken by a Chinese UN
peacekeeper that was also at the scene of the violent demonstration, was part
of the evidence presented in a UN inquiry into the incident which resulted in
the Rwandan contingent going home.
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