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This is another subject of concern for France. Should it withdraw its military forces from Mali? Emmanuel Macron could announce it this evening, February 16, during the dinner which brings together several African and European heads of state, which would force the French army to change strategy.
Push at the start speak Mali, France changes strategy. Currently, the operation Barchan count again 4,600 men to fight terrorism in the Sahel and 2,000 men deployed in Mali. But anti-French sentiment is rising in the country. The military junta even called in Russian mercenaries. The workforce will therefore be reduced. Three bases located in the North have already been closed, the others could soon suffer the same fate.
Undesirable at mali but at the forefront against terrorism, the French army wishes to redeploy. A few hundred French soldiers are already present in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire or Gabon. France would also like to position itself in Niger, one of the closest partners in the area. “We need France in what it can give us and that we don’t have”, Muhammad said BoomPresident of Niger.