French President Emmanuel Macron - File photo
BAMAKO - 2 July 2017: France and its African partners must together eradicate "terrorists, thugs and murderers" in the volatile Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron said at the opening of a summit in Mali's capital Bamako on Sunday.
Leaders of the G5 Sahel bloc - Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger and Chad - were expected to launch a new multi-national force at the meeting aimed at combating Islamist militants and illegal activity in the vast arid zone
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