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Mali summons French envoy after Macron says Malian govt. ‘isn’t even a government’ in a row over troops withdrawal

Mali has summoned its French ambassador following “unfriendly and derogatory” remarks by the French president, who argued that Bamako lacks legitimacy to criticize the withdrawal of the French troops from the country. A diplomatic row raging between France and Mali deepened further on Tuesday after the Malian Foreign Ministry summoned the French envoy to express […]

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France rejects Malian PM’s ‘indecent’ claim that Paris is abandoning the African nation

France’s defense minister, Florence Parly, responded to Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Monday, rejecting the African leader’s “unacceptable” claims that Paris is abandoning the Sahel region by withdrawing troops. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Maiga accused France of abandoning Mali by ending Operation Barkhane “before a fait accompli,” as […]