Can Mali win its battle for stability? | Inside Story

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali says the deteriorating security situation is forcing it to speed up its withdrawal from the country. A week ago, six UN troops and dozens of fighters from an armed group were killed in confrontations near the city of Ber. In June the Security Council voted to terminate the decade-long mission, announcing the 13,000 peacekeepers would leave Mali by the end of the year. It followed a request from the military government, which accused the UN of failing to act against armed groups. So, how important is the role of foreign players in stabilising Mali? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Moussa Kondo - Former Special Adviser to the President of Mali and current Executive Director of the Sahel Institute for Democracy and Governance Ovigwe Eguegu - Security analyst focusing on West Africa and the Sahel for Afripolitika, a security consultancy Fatima al Ansar - Political and security analyst specialising in the Sahel, and founder of Tilwalte Peace Network in Timbuktu Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Mali #UnitedNations #UNSC #MINUSMA #Mali #MaliViolence #MaliPeacekeepingMission