Mali has evidence French forces train militant groups on its territory

10/9/2021- 10:05 a.m.

Mali has evidence French forces train militant groups on its territory – PM claims

Militant groups in northern Mali have been trained by French officers, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga alleged in an interview with RIA Novosti, saying two-thirds of the country is “occupied by terrorists.”

Mali says it has evidence that French forces present in its territory with a mission to counter terrorist groups have been instead “training” militants. And according to the transitional government’s PM, France now controls an enclave in Kidal to which Mali has no access.

“They have militant groups there, who have been trained by French officers. We have evidence of that.

There is an expression in our language, saying that when you are looking for a needle in your room and someone, said to be helping you in the search, is standing on that needle, you will never find it. So this is the situation happening now in Mali, and we don’t want to bear with it,” Maiga said.