Amid fears US will pull troops from Africa, French minister heads to Washington
French Defence Minister Florence Parly. She will travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss US military support to French forces in the Sahel region. PHOTO | REUTERS
France’s armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss US military support to French forces in the Sahel region, amid growing concern of a US exit from the area.
France, the former colonial power, has 4,500 troops in Mali and the wider Sahel, but security has been progressively worsening.
