Berlin has deployed some 1,000 troops to Mali, most near the northern town of Gao where their main task is to gather reconnaissance for the 13,000-strong MINUSMA.
MINUSMA was deployed by the U.N. Security Council in 2013 to support foreign and local efforts to restore stability.
A resolution requires at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, Britain or France to pass.
The junta has burnt bridges with traditional Western allies and turned to Russia for help boosting its military capabilities.
Germany said late last year it would start to pull out its troops from Mali from the middle of next year after a decade-long mission, with the withdrawal to be completed by May 2024.
Persons:
MINUSMA, Wagner, Sarah Marsh, Sabine Siebold, Giles Elgood
Organizations:
United Nations, West, . Security, Security, UN, Thomson
Locations:
BERLIN, Germany, Berlin, Mali, Gao, France, Russia, China, United States, Britain