France presents UN resolution on authorizing Sahel force

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Wed, 07 Jun 2017 - 02:40 GMT

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Wed, 07 Jun 2017 - 02:40 GMT

A Sahel force will have its headquarters in Mali but will be under a separate command from the UN peacekeeping force MINUSMA, a German solider of which is seen in April 2017, which has been deployed in the country since 2013

A Sahel force will have its headquarters in Mali but will be under a separate command from the UN peacekeeping force MINUSMA, a German solider of which is seen in April 2017, which has been deployed in the country since 2013

United Nations - U.S. 7 June 2017: France on Tuesday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that would authorize the deployment of an African military force for the Sahel region.

The proposed measure would allow the Sahel force to "use all necessary means" to "combat terrorism, drug trafficking and trafficking in persons," according to the draft text obtained by AFP.

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