Denmark closes embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso

News 26-08-2024

In light of the closure, Denmark will appoint a special representative for the African Great Lakes and Sahel region.

Denmark is shutting down its embassies in each of Mali and Burkina Faso as part of its newly established Africa strategy, citing the “severely limited scope for action in the Sahel region” as a result of the military coups that recently overtook both nations as the reason.

Instead, Denmark plans on opeining embassies in Senegl, Rwanda, and Tunisia and reinforcing its diplomatic staff in its Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana embassies.

A special representative will also be deployed for the African Great Lakes and Sahel region.
This comes as Denmark and the European Union seek to become Africa’s “preferred partner” amid a series of events pushing it into “orienting to the East or West,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen explained.