France told to withdraw troops “without delay”

2/19/2022- 9:19 a.m.

France told to WITHDRAW troops “without delay”

The Malian govt called on France to withdraw its troops “without delay” on Friday after President Macron announced on Thursday that French soldiers would be brought home over the coming months.

“In view of these repeated breaches of defense agreements, the government invites the French authorities to withdraw, without delay,” Mali govt spox Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga said.

In January, the Malian junta told France to rein in its “colonial reflexes” as leaders requested that Danish forces leave the African nation, which continues to be afflicted by an ongoing jihadist insurgency.

Mali later that month sending the French ambassador packing.