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Rais wa Ufaransa, Emmanuel Macron amesema Vikosi vya Nchi hiyo vitaondoka Mali baada ya takriban miaka 10 ya kushirikiana na Wanajeshi wa Taifa hilo
Inaelezwa uamuzi huo umekuja baada ya kuvunjika kwa uhusiano wa kidiplomasia, huku kukiwa na ongezeko la uhasama kutoka kwa Utawala mpya wa Kijeshi wa Mali
Rais wa Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara ameonya kuwa kuondolewa kwa Vikosi hivyo kumetengeneza ombwe ambalo litaongeza mzigo kwa Serikali za Ukanda ndio
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country's forces will leave Mali after almost a decade of fighting alongside local troops.
Officials said the decision followed a breakdown in diplomatic relations, amid growing hostility from the Mali's new governing military junta.
The move followed a meeting of EU and African leaders at the Elysee palace.
The forces will be re-deployed across Africa's Sahel region, where about 4,000 troops are stationed.
In a statement released on Thursday morning, countries involved in the French-led Tabuka Taskforce agreed to set out plans on how to remain in the region, notably Niger and the Gulf of Guinea countries, by June 2022.
"In close coordination with the neighbouring states, they also expressed their desire to remain engaged in the region, in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures" the statement read.
The decision will have major security implications for a number of countries involved in the mission.
Ivory Coast's president Alassane Ouattara warned that the withdrawal of the forces created "a vacuum" which would increase the burden on regional governments.
"We will be obliged to increase our defence forces and increase the protection of our borders," Mr Ouattara said.
Source: BBC
Inaelezwa uamuzi huo umekuja baada ya kuvunjika kwa uhusiano wa kidiplomasia, huku kukiwa na ongezeko la uhasama kutoka kwa Utawala mpya wa Kijeshi wa Mali
Rais wa Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara ameonya kuwa kuondolewa kwa Vikosi hivyo kumetengeneza ombwe ambalo litaongeza mzigo kwa Serikali za Ukanda ndio
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country's forces will leave Mali after almost a decade of fighting alongside local troops.
Officials said the decision followed a breakdown in diplomatic relations, amid growing hostility from the Mali's new governing military junta.
The move followed a meeting of EU and African leaders at the Elysee palace.
The forces will be re-deployed across Africa's Sahel region, where about 4,000 troops are stationed.
In a statement released on Thursday morning, countries involved in the French-led Tabuka Taskforce agreed to set out plans on how to remain in the region, notably Niger and the Gulf of Guinea countries, by June 2022.
"In close coordination with the neighbouring states, they also expressed their desire to remain engaged in the region, in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures" the statement read.
The decision will have major security implications for a number of countries involved in the mission.
Ivory Coast's president Alassane Ouattara warned that the withdrawal of the forces created "a vacuum" which would increase the burden on regional governments.
"We will be obliged to increase our defence forces and increase the protection of our borders," Mr Ouattara said.
Source: BBC
