French President Macron Pledges to Be Tough On Terrorism During Mali Visit
French president Emmanuel Macron reinforced his commitment to fighting armed Islamists in Africa during a speech made at the French military base in Gao, northern Mali, while also calling on more support from Germany and other European countries. The trip – his first outside of Europe – sent strong signals at the start to his […]
Emmanuel Macron Visits French Troops in Northern Mali
President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops fighting armed groups in the West African country of Mali on Friday, during his first official visit outside Europe. At the end of his first week in office, Macron flew into Gao, a city in Mali’s north, where political unrest and ethnic strife have raged for more than five […]
Military Might Won’t Solve Mali’s Quagmire
“The Jihadists are the law now,” an elder from central Mali told me. “The very day the French-supported operation finished, the Islamists were back in the villages,” confided another villager last week, referring to a military operation near the Mali-Burkina Faso border in April. The French-led military intervention in northern Mali in 2013 was hailed […]
