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French army leaves Gao base, ending nine-year military mission in Mali

File photograph taken on December 5, 2021 of a French Air Force Airbus A-400 M Atlas waiting to be loaded at the French Army base of Gao, Mali. © Thomas Coex, AFP

The last soldiers belonging to France's Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday.

French forces have been supporting Mali against insurgents for nearly a decade, but President Emmanuel Macron decided to pull out after France and the Malian junta fell out in the wake of a military takeover in August 2020.

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