Mali is pulling out of a multi-national military force in West Africa’s Sahel region combatting an Islamist insurgency, the country’s military junta said in a statement on Sunday. The G5.
The Malian Government has announced that it is terminating all defence ties with France, its former colonial ruler. It cited multiple violations of its sovereignty by French troops in the.
Mali’s president has reappointed Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and ordered him to form a new government, a statement from the presidency said on Wednesday. Maiga is a close ally.
