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Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of "spying" and "subversion" when it used a drone to film what France alleged was mercenaries burying bodies near a military base. The drone "illegally" flew over the Gossi base on April 20, the day after French forces handed the site back to Mali, the junta said in a statement. FRANCE 24's Sam Bradpiece reports from Dakar, Senegal.
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.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Niger had agreed to host European forces fighting Islamist militants in the Sahel after France and its allies decided to withdraw from neighbouring Mali. He also said the remaining forces would provide further assistance for countries in the Gulf of Guinea. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group have made the Sahel region of West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea nations "a priority for their strategy of expansion," French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. FRANCE 24's Terrorism Specialist Wassim Nasr explains.
President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders on Wednesday ahead of an expected announcement that France is withdrawing its troops from Mali after an almost decade-long deployment to battle a jihadist insurgency. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
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