NIGERIAN SOLDIER ON UNITED NATIONS ASSIGNMENT KILLED IN MALI

The United Nations(UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres condemned the violence and expressed his condolences to the family of the killed soldier, stating that such attacks on United Nations(UN) soldiers could be considered war crimes under international law.

Penpushing recalled that, Mali has experienced sporadic attacks by armed groups since a 2012, coup that helped separatist rebels and groups associated with al-Qaeda gain a foothold in the country’s restive north.