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Newshour: France's Macron in Mali to Boost Regional Anti-Terrorism Force

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France's Macron in Mali to Boost Regional Anti-Terrorism Force

02/07/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, France's Macron in Mali to Boost Regional Anti-Terrorism Force

The President's second trip to Mali, where France has been militarily engaged since 2013

The President's second trip to Mali, where France has been militarily engaged since 2013.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Mali to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, with France urging greater support for the Sahel region amid mounting insecurity. 

Also in the programme: At least nineteen people have been killed by a suicide car bomb in Syria and why aren't children in Italy getting vaccinated?

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron talks with Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Africa's Sahel region. Credit: Getty Images)

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