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UN acknowledges 'dysfunctions' in Mali over presence of Ivorian troops

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix (L), speaks with Dennis Gyllenspore (R), the Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Bamako on January 19, 2021. AFP - ANNIE RISEMBERG

The UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali has acknowledged there were "dysfunctions" that preceded a row with the Malian authorities sparked by the arrival of Ivorian troops at Bamako airport this month.

Mali's military-led government says 49 Ivorian soldiers were detained after landing on a special flight on 10 July without supporting documents and has described them as "mercenaries".

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