 And moving on to other parts of Africa, France is looking for other alternatives for its Barcaine forces that are leaving Mali following the fallout with the current regime as it has earlier announced it will position its soldiers in other Sahel countries, including Chad to help in the fight against Jihadists in the region. The announcement of the withdrawal of the French force Barcaine and the European members of the Special Forces Group Tacuba had been anticipated for several weeks in the face of hostility from the ruling junta in Mali and parts of the population. On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron made official the withdrawal of French troops and their European partners from Mali, where France has been fighting Jihadists for nine years but wants to remain engaged in the fight in the Sahel-enabling countries. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.