UN Security Council votes to end peacekeeping mission in Mali

<p>The United Nations has voted to end its decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali. The UN Security Council's decision comes two weeks after Mali's military leadership accused the 13,000-strong Minusma force of failing to tackle a jihadist insurgency. In August of last year, France withdrew its troops from Mali. The move reopened a security vacuum that allowed Russia's mercenary Wagner Group to step in.</p>