France has now announced that its troops will be leaving Mali, where they have been fighting Islamist terrorists.
This would be a coordinated pullout with European partners and Canada, according to a joint statement released ahead of an EU-Africa summit in Brussels.
The statement also expresses a wish to be involved in the Sahel’s fight against terrorism.
The allies said they aim to broaden the scope of their assistance to include countries in the Gulf of Guinea.
BBC