Malian Government, Foreign Private Military Companies Failed To Fight Terrorism - Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the Malian government and private military companies have failed to fight terrorism in the country.

"The deterioration of the security situation is due in particular to the failure of the policy pursued by the Malian authorities following the coups of 2020 and 2021: fragile states are never strengthened by long transitions," Borrell said in an article published on the website of the EU External Actions Service.

According to the diplomat, the Malian authorities complicated the work of the UN mission, preferring private military companies.