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No 'immediate' reduction of France's Sahel force, says Macron 258 shares 16/02/2021 - 12:14 French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at a meeting of the leaders of the G5 Sahel group via video conference on Tuesday, 16 February, 2021, in Paris. © Francois Mori, AFP 9 min France has no immediate plans to adjust its military presence in Africa's Sahel region, and any changes will depend on other countries contributing troops, President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference on Tuesday after...

French leader says rushed exit from volatile region in West Africa would be a mistake, as Chad deploys reinforcements.

France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- are to attend the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink. The meeting comes a year after France boosted its...

Islamist jihadis in the unstable region have killed thousands of soldiers. French President Emmanuel Macron is thought to want support for a troop drawdown amid rising numbers of French combat deaths.

French Defense Minister Florence Parly on Monday said she had held talks with her Estonian, UK, Swedish and Czech counterparts on the joint initiatives to tackle the terrorist threat in the Sahel region.The discussions were held in the wake of a two-day summit in the Chadian capital of NDjamena, br ..