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Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

A meeting of the Élysée Palace's defence council, devoted specifically to Africa and initially planned for 14 November, is set to be rescheduled to another date before 28 November. [...]

Published on 20/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Catherine Colonna
Emmanuel Macron
Sébastien Lecornu

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French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

The French President is due to chair a Defence Council meeting on 14 November devoted exclusively to Africa. The future of France's military presence on the continent will be at the heart of the talks, at a time when the coup d'état in Niger has prompted the Élysée to review its initial plans.

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French President Emmanuel Macron with France's Chief of the Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on 13 June 2022.

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Members of the National Assembly's defence committee are preparing to visit several African countries after first meeting members of various other parliamentary groupings.

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Deputy Thomas Gassilloud, president of the Defence Committee of the French Assembly.

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The "re-articulation" of France's military presence in Africa, announced by President Macron in February, is taking shape. Plans to drastically reduce numbers at the country's permanent bases in West Africa are already well advanced.

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French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Port-Bouët camp, Ivory Coast, December 2019.

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