Ivorian army officer Colonel Armand Guzoa Mahi (center) addresses a press statement at the army headquarter in Abidjan on July, 13, 2022. On July 12, 2022, Ivory Coast called on Mali to release 49 of its soldiers 'unjustly' detained at Bamako airport and accused by officials there of being mercenaries. AFP PHOTO
Bamako, Mali: Mali said Thursday (Friday in Manila) it was suspending rotations of the UN's peacekeeping mission for "national security" reasons, in the latest complication in ties between the ruling junta and international partners.