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Mali expels Minusma spokesperson over tweets on Ivorian soldiers detained in the country

A country on the move but not just on the roads. Mali is continuing its new direction in foreign policy. First with the expulsion of the french qnti terrorism force. And now the expulsion of the spokesman of the UN’s peacekeeping force in the country.

MINUSMA spokesman Olivier Salgado was given 72 hours to leave on Wednesday over posts he made on twitter concerning a controversy involving Ivorian troops.

The move is generatig reactions in the west African nation. “In this kind of situation, the state must take its responsibilities because when you are the spokesperson for an organisation as serious as MINUSMA, which is part of the United Nations, you must stand up, you must speak out for peace.” Malian journalist Issa Kaba Sidibé said.

A country on the move but not just on the roads. Mali is continuing its new direction in foreign policy. First with the expulsion of the french qnti terrorism force. And now the expulsion of the spokesman of the UN’s peacekeeping force in the country.

MINUSMA spokesman Olivier Salgado was given 72 hours to leave on Wednesday over posts he made on twitter concerning a controversy involving Ivorian troops.

The move is generatig reactions in the west African nation. “In this kind of situation, the state must take its responsibilities because when you are the spokesperson for an organisation as serious as MINUSMA, which is part of the United Nations, you must stand up, you must speak out for peace.” Malian journalist Issa Kaba Sidibé said.

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