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President Macron unveils new Africa military strategy as Operation Barkhane ends

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the end of its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African partners.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 10, 2022

French soldiers quit Mali, ending nine-year military mission

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

Radio France Internationale · Aug 16, 2022

EU's Takuba force quits junta-controlled Mali

The French-led Takuba task force of EU special forces has officially ceased operating in Mali, France announced Friday, ending an anti-jihadist effort launched in March 2020 that soured after two military coups overthrew the civilian government.

France 24 · Jul 1, 2022

Uncertainty looms in Mali as France announces troop pullout

France’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from Mali has been anticipated by many in this West African nation where Malians have protested the presence of soldiers from the former colonial power

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

France, European allies announce military withdrawal from Mali

French president denies that the almost decade-long military deployment led by his country has ended in failure.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

Barkhane, Takuba, Sabre: French and European military missions in the Sahel

France on Thursday announced the withdrawal of its military mission in Mali, Operation Barkhane, after nine years of battling jihadists in the region. At the request of Malian authorities, France launched an intervention in January 2013 to oust Islamists who had taken over much of the north.

France 24 · Feb 16, 2022

Security in the Sahel: Is the Takuba Task Force still welcome in Mali?

While Paris was counting on the strengthening of the Takuba counter-terrorism force in the Sahel region to compensate for the drawdown of soldiers from its former Operation Barkhane, Denmark announced on Thursday that it would withdraw its troops from Mali at the request of the ruling junta. Does this mark…

France 24 · Jan 28, 2022

French soldier killed in attack on military base in northern Mali

A French soldier has been killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali, the Elysée Palace announced Sunday. Brigadier Alexandre Martin had been serving in France’s Barkhane operation in the restive Sahel region.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 23, 2022