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France, Sahel
Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum (L) at a G5 summit on 9 July 2021. © Stéphane de Sakutin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Breaking news, published on 11/02/2022 at 17:40 - On the eve of the upcoming EU-AU summit, Emmanuel Macron is expected bring together leaders from Europe and the Sahel on 16 February to discuss the future of the French and European presence in the region. At the meeting's close, the French president is expected to announce the withdrawal of French troops from both Mali and the European mission Takuba. [...]

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Sahel and Somalia on the agenda for Centrist Democrat International meeting in Praia

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