France and the European allies of the Takuba task force, together with Canada, have announced a “coordinated withdrawal” from Mali: this is what we read in a note released by the Elysée following the working dinner on the Sahel which was also attended the prime minister, Mario Draghi.
In the note, the international partners present in Paris affirmed their “willingness to remain committed to the Sahel region” and say they want to “extend their support” to the countries of the Gulf of Guinea.
In Mali “there were no longer the political, operational and juridical conditions” to maintain the French and international military presence in place: this is what is stated in a note released by the Elysée. However, the partner countries expressed their “willingness to remain committed to the Sahel region”. Not only. They intend to “extend their support to the neighboring countries of the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa”. “To contain the potential geographical extension of the actions of armed terrorist groups in the southern and western direction of the region – reads the joint note – the international partners indicate their willingness to actively consider the extension of their support to neighboring countries of the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa, based on their requests “.
The closing of the last French bases in Mali will take between “4 and 6 months”: said the French President Emmanuel Macron, at a press conference in Paris, after the announced withdrawal of the French, European and Canadian soldiers from the African country . “We will gradually close the bases in Mali, an exercise that will take between 4 and 6 months,” Macron said, stating that “in this period of time (…) we will continue to ensure the safety missions della Minusma “, the UN mission in Mali, which has over 13,000 blue helmets.
Source: Ansa
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