RUSSIA and China blocked the UN Security Council on Tuesday from supporting new sanctions on Mali for its military leaders’ decision to delay next month’s elections until 2026, a blow to the restoration of democracy in the troubled West African nation. Kenya’s UN ambassador, Martin Kimani, said after closed-door discussions on the proposed French-drafted statement endorsing the sanctions imposed by the West African regional group ECOWAS he was ‘disappointed’ that the council couldn’t agree on what he called a ‘relatively mild’ press statement. READ ALSO:ECOWAS Oders Borders’ Closure, Others Against…
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