On February 17, France—alongside several EU states and Canada—announced its withdrawal of troops and military resources from Mali. This development will primarily affect Operation Barkhane, a ...

European special forces are set to begin fighting alongside Malian troops against Islamist militants in the coming weeks ...

On May 5, 2017, the French political scene was upended by what became known as MacronLeaks, a cache of more than 21,000 emails hacked from Emmanuel Macron’s political associates. It was two days ...

On Feb. 17, President Emmanuel Macron announced his decision to withdraw French forces from Mali. These troops form part of Operation Barkhane, a French anti-jihadist operation primarily focused on ...

“If we withdraw from Mali”, “if the President decided to announce the end of Operation Barkhane”, “if we imagined a scenario in which we had to leave the Gao area”… These days, the French army’s top ...

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African leaders’ announcement of military base closures signals a rejection of French policy and the country’s diminishing influence. To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate ...

In Mali and Burkina Faso anti-French sentiment has been heightened by French president Macron’s invitation to a G5 Sahel meeting – seen as a “summons”. Macron wants “clear-cut answers”. In Watford, ...

The last unit of the French military mission, Operation Barkhane, crossed into neighboring Niger, after a major fallout with Malian authorities. By Elian Peltier and Ruth Maclean It began with fanfare ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In January 2013, a heavy French force struck Islamic militants who had been advancing across Mali. Paris deployed 4,000 troops plus tanks, helicopters and warplanes.

A few weeks ago, the Danish government announced it would submit to its parliament a request for the deployment of two medium lift helicopters AW101 and about 70 military personnel to the Sahel region ...

France is to end its years-long anti-terror mission targeting Islamists in the Sahel region of West Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday ...