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France and EU to review military presence in Mali after French ambassador is told to leave

A French soldier, as part of the multinational Takuba mission, trains Malian soldiers at Mali's Menaka army base in December 2021. France and its EU partners are now rethinking their presence in the country. © Thomas Coex/AFP

France says it will review its military presence in Mali, along with its European partners, a day after the junta in Bamako ordered the French ambassador to leave.

French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said Paris and its partners in the Takuba special forces unit would work "between now and mid-February" to decide on changes to their presence in Mali.

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