DISINFO: France is supporting terrorism in Mali
SUMMARY
Mali accuses France of supplying weapons and intelligence to terrorist groups. The country promises to present new evidence to the UN Security Council to show the world how a member state behaves.
In mid-August, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop called for an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in his country. The issue is caused by the repetitive and frequent violations of Malian airspace, as well as the collection and delivery by France of information, weapons and ammunition to terrorist groups.
RESPONSE
Anti-Western rhetoric about a military regime allied to the Kremlin.
In August 2022, the military powers in Mali accused France on social media of supporting terrorism and violating its airspace. However, as Pragma media reports no solid evidence has been provided, the UN Security Council has not been notified of such an issue. The procedure requires that a member state of the Security Council brings the demand based on the provided evidence. Russia or China, given their close links with the powers in Bamako could raise the issue, however neither did. The International Court of Justice in the Hague was not notified either, which would have been a logical step given the seriousness of the claims.
Another event took place at the UN Security Council on August 31 2022, which was the renewal, until September 2023, of sanctions against jihadist groups and their identified members. The preamble of this resolution was drafted by France and Mexico and voted on unanimously. The text prohibits the financing of jihadist groups as well as the free movement of their assets or their identified members.
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