The death of the defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a central figure in the country’s military government, comes amid escalating violence in the region.

The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.

The United Nations resolution was led by the president of Ghana. Israel and Argentina also voted against it.

The restrictions on half the continent have been called racist and unfair. “We don’t come to the United States because we’re running away,” one N.B.A. fan said.

The country has one of the most feared armed forces in Africa, yet within its own borders, it has repeatedly failed to stop abductions and attacks.