(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 03, 2018 a German soldier from the parachutists detachment of the MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) searching for IED (improvised explosive device) works next to a German and the UN flag during a patrol on the route from Gao to Gossi, Mali. - The German government said on May 3, 2023 it had decided to end its participation in the UN mission in Mali by next May over problems with the ruling junta. The Chancellor's cabinet said Berlin would pull its 1,110 troops in the UN mission MINUSMA out of the West African country over the next year and pivot towards more humanitarian and development aid for the region. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)