Security, democracy top France-Africa summit

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Channel: africanews · 2017 · News & Politics

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France's top diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault struck a defiant tone at a summit on Friday with foreign ministers from across Africa as he urged them to show confidence and hope despite the deadly jihadist threat.

With the battle 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 ahead of heads of state due on Saturday.

Mali called on France four years ago to help force jihadists out of key …
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