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EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) was a
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multinational military training mission headquartered in
Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...
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Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
. 22 EU
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(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) along with 4 non-EU countries (Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, and Montenegro) were engaged in this mission and sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali. EUTM Mali ended on 17 May 2024, with the participating forces redeploying to Europe the following day.


Mandates

Beginning in 2013, the
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adopted several decisions. According to these documents, EUTM Mali evolved towards its final nature. The most relevant ones were: * Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP: EUTM Mali creation * Council Decision 2013/87/CFSP: EUTM Mali mission launching * Council Decision 2014/220/CFSP: 2nd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2016. * Council Decision 2016/446/CFSP: 3rd mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2018. * Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/716: 4th mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2020. *Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/434:. 5th and last mandate. EUTM Mali extension until 18 May 2024.


Relationships

EUTM Mali had links with EUCAP Sahel Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and
Operation Barkhane Operation Barkhane (French language, French: ''Opération Barkhane'') was a counterinsurgency operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022. It was led by the French military against Islamist groups in Africa's S ...
in the north of Mali, with which EUTM shared the same goal, to help Mali to free the north of its territory. Notwithstanding, EUTM Mali's mission was a mission of training and advice. After France, Germany, Belgium (in 2016), Czech Republic became in 2020 the leading nation of this mission.


EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali


References


External links


EUTM Mali Official website
{{Authority control 2013 in Mali
Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
Bamako in the Mali War 2013 in the European Union Military operations of the Mali War