Bazoum was in Paris for the 9 July summit of the G5 Sahel joined for its second session by President Emmanuel Macron who has announced a redeployment of French forces whose details have now been finalised (see Box France's redeployment plan)...

Advertised by President Emmanuel Macron before last month's Group of Seven summit a big French contingent will be absorbed into Force Takuba which will work alongside Sahelian armies in the three frontiers region...

In a 17 April call French President Emmanuel Macron told Touadéra Paris would no longer accept being insulted in the local media...

The authorities point to such operations to try and combat the widespread assumption outside the region that any reduction in the French military presence as announced by French President Emmanuel Macron would abandon all Sahelian nations to their fate...

Ahead of France's decision to resume joint military operations with Mali on 28 June President Goïta had talks with two high-ranking French representatives Franck Paris (President Emmanuel Macron's 'Monsieur Afrique') and Admiral Jean-Philippe Roland Macron's Chief of Staff...

Takuba – hoping to do more with less Finalising plans for a slimmed-back Sahel military presence President Emmanuel Macron has been consulting partners in Takuba the European Special Forces operation into which the continuing French combat presence will be integrated...

The seaside resort of Jacqueville is now home to the Académie internationale de lutte contre le terrorisme (AILCT) a concept first mooted in 2017 at a meeting of President Emmanuel Macron of France with President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire...

When he announced the end of Opération Barkhane France's 5 100-strong military force deployed across the Sahel for the past eight years President Emmanuel Macron said he owed 'consistency' and 'clarity' to his country's soldiers and their families...

On 17 April President Emmanuel Macron called Touadéra for what we hear was a tense discussion...