Macron addresses French soldiers in Chad
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(23 Dec 2018) French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday in Chad for a two-day visit to meet French soldiers deployed in the Sahel region with Operation Barkhane amid persistent extremist threats. According to the Elysee palace, Macron's first visit to the north-central African country is to reaffirm his commitment to counterterror efforts in the vast region south of the Sahara. Macron also will hold talks with President Idriss Deby on Sunday and meet with a delegation of Chadian women. The operation in West and Central Africa involves 4,500 personnel and is France's largest overseas military mission. Macron is also expected to renew France's support for the G5 Sahel regional force that works alongside Barkhane and is made up of soldiers from Chad, Niger, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso. The Elysee said that beyond the question of stability in the Sahel, discussions with Deby also will focus on the decade-long Boko Haram extremist insurgency based in neighboring Nigeria, which has spilled into Chad, Niger and Cameroon. The situation in Libya and Central African Republic also will be discussed, according to the Elysee. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e66039857603f9bf03e16a2fc79d23d0
