French PresidentEmmanuel Macron announces that he will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and will also close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces he will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and will close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces thathe will reduce the presence of troops in the Sahel to between 2,500 and 3,000 over the long-term, and willalso close bases in Timbuktu, Tessalit and Kidal in northern Mali, as part of a reorganization effort to focus on missions in the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkinese border regions.