Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops
BURKINA Faso’s military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West African nation’s national
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France’s Macron wants ‘rethink’ of French military postures in Africa
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted a “rethink of all our (military) postures on the African continent” and had
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Ahead of Mali withdraw, France prepares future Sahel strategy
JOHN IRISH FRENCH officials head to Niger to redefine the country’s strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as
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France re-organises troops in Mali, Sahel
JOHN IRISH THE conditions are no longer in place to continue the fight against Islamist militants in Mali and President
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France’s Macron cancels Mali trip over new COVID wave
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has cancelled a December 20-21 trip to Mali to visit French troops due to France’s deteriorating
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Suicide bomber wounds French troops in central Mali
A suicide bomber in a car attacked a French reconnaissance mission in central Mali yesterday, wounding some of the soldiers
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France to pull some troops out of Sahel
JOHN IRISH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has opened the door to withdrawing some troops from Africa’s Sahel region, saying France could
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