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French troops to pull out of Mali: In Ghana, 'people are very worried'

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France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West Africa. Paris wants its allies to support countries in the Gulf of Guinea, notably Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin and Ghana, where there are concerns militancy is spreading due to porous borders. FRANCE 24's Nathan Quao reports from Accra, Ghana.

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