UN MINUSMA Peacekeeping operation in Africa / (credit: un.org) By  Gary  Raynaldo     –   DIPLOMATIC   TIMES UNITED  NATIONS  –   NEW  YORK  –   The UN is preparing for an “unprecedented” withdrawal of some 12,947 peacekeeping troops in violence-ridden Mali. In June,  the military junta in the … Continue reading UN Prepares For “Unprecedented” Withdrawal of 13,000 Troops From West Africa MALI