@UN_Minusma peacekeepers get mine proof vehicles

CUE: In the last six months of 2014, more United Nations peacekeepers died or were injured in northern Mali than during the entire previous year. The 33 dead Minusma soldiers were victims of suicide bombings, rocket attacks and landmines. Our Bamako reporter Alex Duval Smith has been looking at one way Minusma is trying to improve the safety of its troops. (BBC Focus on Africa 1 January 2015) #Mali #Minusma #UNMAS #landmines #mines #alqaeda #peacekeepers #qaeda #islamist #sahel #bbc