World News

French troops kill head of Islamic State in Greater Sahara: Macron

The French leader described the killing is a "major success" in the fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel.

16/09/2021

My Europe Series

Why did France backtrack and resume military cooperation with Mali?

Just one month after suspending bilateral cooperation with Mali, France said on Friday that it would resume joint military operations with Bamako after all. What are the reasons behind the reversal?

07/07/2021

World News

Euroviews. The Russia factor in France’s policies in Chad and Mali | View

Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer.

06/07/2021

World News

France resumes military operations with Mali amid terror threat

France was preparing to scale back its military presence in the Sahel region but the same jihadist threat that brought its troops there in the first place has complicated the plan.

05/07/2021

France

Macron warns France could withdraw troops from Mali following coup

France has about 5,100 deployed in the Sahel — more specifically in Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger — as part of its Operation Barkhane against Islamic terrorist groups.

30/05/2021

Mali

Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's leaders on Monday, sparking fears of another coup just nine months after a military junta seized power.

25/05/2021

France

France rules out counter-terrorism troops withdrawal from Sahel

"We are there because we have a shared destiny with the Sahel. If the Sahel falls into the hands of terrorism, Africa will gradually fall into the hands of Islamic terrorists and Europe will live the consequences," said Macron.

16/02/2021

France

France boosts anti-terror force in Sahel as US mulls pull-out

The 600 new troops bring the total number of French soldiers on the ground to 5,100.

02/02/2020

World News

Euroviews. The voices of rural people most affected by the climate crisis are not being heard ǀ View

Today, millions of school children are expected to congregate across major cities in the latest round of school climate strikes, fighting for their future. Climate change, however, should not be seen only through the lens of age; it is also about time and space.

29/11/2019

Mali

Why is France fighting in Mali? | Euronews Answers

Emmanuel Macron's first overseas trip as president was to Germany. His second was to Mali.

26/11/2019

Mali

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attack on 49 soldiers

The attack is one of the deadliest strikes against the West African country's military in recent memory.

02/11/2019

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

29/04/2019