The government in West African Mali has banned foreign soldiers from staying at part of the airport in the capital Bamako, which also houses a UN base.
That's what the Ministry of Transport wrote in a statement that was made public on Tuesday.
The ban on the "acceptance and accommodation" of foreign soldiers is directed against the company "Sahel Aviation Services", on whose premises there is a base of the United Nations.
Bundeswehr soldiers are also deployed there as part of the Minusma peace mission.
All foreign soldiers must leave the premises of the "SAS" company within 72 hours, it said.
The company violates contractual agreements and thus endangers the security of Mali.
It was initially not clear whether the ban practically meant the dissolution of the UN base.
A spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Defense stated that it was aware of the letter to "SAS".
The Operations Command is now examining what effects it would have on the Bundeswehr mission in Mali.
On Wednesday, the Defense Committee in Berlin wanted to discuss the current situation in Mali.
Under the military government of General Assimi Goita, tensions with countries like Germany, which participate in the UN mission, increased significantly.
Mali, with around 20 million inhabitants, has experienced three military coups since 2012 and is considered to be extremely unstable politically.
Since the last coup in May 2021, the country has been led by a military transitional government that is supposed to maintain close ties with Russia.
Islamist terrorist groups have been troubling the crisis-ridden state for years.
Just a few days ago, two military posts were attacked.
In the fighting that followed, a total of 15 soldiers, three civilians and 48 extremists were killed, the military said.