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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and the head of Chad's military junta, Mahmat Idriss Déby Itno, to the Élysée Palace for a meeting on the Sahel region. IMAGES
France will begin closing its military bases in northern Mali in the "second half" of 2021 as part of its commitment to reducing its military presence in the Sahel, French president Emmanuel Macron announces. The departures from Kidal, Tessalit and Timbuktu will be "completed" by early 2022. SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron welcomes the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, to the Elysée Palace for a summit of France-G5 Sahel heads of state by videoconference, after the announcement of the forthcoming end of Barkhane. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron arrives in Mauritania for the Sahel summit, welcomed on his descent from the plane by the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. Along with four other presidents of Sahel countries, they are to take stock of their common struggle against the region's jihadists. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcomes his Nigerien counterpart, Hassoumi Massoudou, to Paris after the postponement of a meeting between the EU and the G5 Sahel countries due to the coup in Burkina Faso. IMAGES
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