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France reviews Mali military presence after junta’s expulsion of top envoy

File photo of demonstrators holding a "Death to France and its allies" sign in Bamako on January 14, 2022. AFP - FLORENT VERGNES

France said Tuesday that it would review along with EU partners its military presence in Mali, a day after the junta in Bamako ordered the French ambassador to leave the country.

The expulsion of the French ambassador, made because of alleged "hostile" comments by the diplomat, raised fresh doubts over France's continued military support for Mali, an impoverished former French colony and ally that is battling a nearly decade-long anti-jihadist campaign.

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