France announces military withdrawal from Mali after nine years
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5W7Y9)
Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out
France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed on Thursday.
Asked at the Elysee if the withdrawal marked a failure for France and its policy of fighting terrorism in west Africa, Macron said: I completely reject that term."
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