In this file photo taken on August 03, 2018 Germans soldiers from the parachutists detachment of the MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) cross the Niger river bridge during a patrol searching for IED (improvised explosive device) on the route from Gao to Gossi, Mali. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Berlin: The German government approved on Wednesday to extend the army's participation in the UN mission in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 2024.
German cabinet indicated that the approval of this decision with its final draft requires the consent of German Parlaiment (Bundestag).
Accordingly, the largest external mission of a contingent of army forces with 1100 soldiers is poised to end in May 2024, after 11 years since its inception, the cabinet noted.
In statements, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius noted that the Sudanese crisis has repercussions on security in east and west of African region, stressing that it is important to continue the German role in the coast region through supporting and encouraging the Africans' growing self-responsibility, concerning security and stability.
