Analyst: Malian Junta's Expulsion of MINUSMA Creating a Security Vacuum

Rebels in Mali have said they seized a base in the northern city of Kidal following the departure of the United Nations mission, MINUSMA, in the region. Mali’s ruling junta ordered the decades-old U.N. peacekeeping mission to vacate the country in June, but analysts say their withdrawal may lead to a "security vacuum" in the restive region. For more, VOA’s Mohamed Elshinnawi spoke to Joseph Siegle, director of research at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, on the implications of MINUSMA's departure and the ongoing fighting between the government and Tuareg rebels.