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Last French troops to bow out of Africa's Sahel

The French exit from Niger leaves hundreds of US military personnel, and a number of Italian and German troops, remaining in the country.

France's President Emmanuel Macron meets French soldiers prior to a Christmas dinner prepared by the French presidency's chefs at the French military 'base aerienne projetee au Levant.' (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Niamey, Niger
| AFP

The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations

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