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French officers hand over the keys to a military base in the Malian city of Timbuktu, after a nearly nine-year deployment. The French flag was lowered and the Malian flag raised in its place on the base, where a force of about 150 soldiers have remained after Paris began withdrawing troops in 2013. IMAGES
Bamako (Mali), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Hadama Diakite).- Dozens of protesters were dispersed by police with tear gas in Bamako during the protest against the French military presence in Mali. The country fell under French colonial rule in 1892 until its independence in 1960. France subsequently intervened in Mali in 2013 to fight the advance of jihadist forces and now has approximately 5,100 soldiers deployed throughout the Sahel. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN BAMAKO
In the barracks of the 1st regiment of parachute hussars of Tarbes, France's minister for the armed forces, Florence Parly, presides over a national tribute to the two French soldiers who were killed Saturday in Mali. IMAGES
Protesters burn a French flag at a rally held against the presence of the French military in Mali. The protest comes ahead of a summit in France for heads-of-state concerning deteriorating security in Sahel. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says France's military action in Mali is "essential", even if it is "not the sole dimension" of the fight against jihadists. The Prime Minister answers a question in the National Assembly after the death of 13 French soldiers in a two-helicopter crash. IMAGES
French Defence Minister Florence Parly pays tribute to the 13 soldiers killed in Mali in a helicopter crash. The collision between two helicopters during an operation against insurgents in the country's restive north is the French military's heaviest single loss in nearly four decades. SOUNDBITE