France, European allies announce military withdrawal from Mali

Macron denies that the almost decade-long military deployment led by his country has ended in failure. France and its allies in a European force have announced they will begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting an armed unrest. A statement signed by France and its African and European allies and published on

Mali expels Ambassador of France over ‘hostile and outrageous’ French comments

Mali on Monday gave the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after “hostile and outrageous” comments by former colonial power France about its transitional government, it said in a statement read on national television. French envoy Joel Meyer was summoned earlier Monday by the West African country’s foreign ministry and instructed to leave