Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed on Thursday. Asked at the Elysée if the withdrawal marked a failure for France and its policy of fighting terrorism in west Africa, Macron said: "I completely reject that term."
Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed on Thursday. Asked at the Elysée if the withdrawal marked a failure for France and its policy of fighting terrorism in west Africa, Macron said: "I completely reject that term."
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