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Chad to add troops to UN mission in Mali following France’s withdrawal

A Chadian soldier in the UN's Minusma peacekeeping mission in Konna, in the Mopti region of Mali, 20 December 2018. Chad announced it would be adding troops to the mission, following France's announced withdrawal from Mali. © Gema Cortes/Minusma

Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, as France discusses with the UN Security Council how its decision to pull troops out of Mali will impact the mission.

Chad's junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno announced that his country would increase its troop numbers in the UN peacekeeping, force following France's withdrawal of its troops from its Operation Barkhane anti-insurgent force and from Europe's Takuba force, which is under French command.

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