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French President to travel to Africa on Friday

He is expected to go to Mali where about 1,000 soldiers are based as part of Paris’ West African counter-terrorism force.

Emmanuel Macron

Aides have said he is expected to go to Maliwhere about 1,000 soldiers are based as part of Paris’ West African counter-terrorism force.

The source added that the new French government’s first cabinet meeting would take place on Thursday.

NAN reports that of the 12,000 French troops engaged in peacekeeping operations around the world, nearly half are deployed in Africa in both military and advisory capacities.

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According to the French Ministry of Defence, there are three main French bases in Africa.

The largest is at Djibouti, with smaller forces at Dakar in Senegal and Libreville in Gabon.

Their purpose is to promote regional security, though the base in Djibouti allows France to exercise a measure of military influence in the Middle East.

Also in Djibouti are about 1,500 American personnel of the Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa, stationed at the former French base Le Monier since 2003.

There is also a small French force on Reunion island, a French territory located off the coast of Madagascar.

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