President Hollande: Sahel, France battling same threat
(VOVworld) - French President Francois Hollande said on
Friday that those battling jihad in Sahel, Iraq and Syria were like France part
of "the same fight" against extremism.
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France President Hollande Photo: Reuters |
President Hollande spoke ahead
of a summit with African leaders in Mali with the fight against extremists, the
struggle to improve governance and the migrant crisis high on the agenda. Ministers
from at least 30 nations met in Mali's capital Bamako Friday in advance of the
arrival of heads of state to the Africa-France summit today/ on Saturday. Many
of the nations attending the gathering were once colonies of France, which in
recent years has boosted its military involvement on the continent.