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France to scale down military operations in Sahel region

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will reduce the size of its military mission in the West Africa region of the Sahel where it has been engaged since 2013 in operations against jihadist groups.

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France is to scale down counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel region of West Africa after eight years, President Emmanuel Macron has said, reports BBC News.

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