Leaving Timbuktu: What next as France redeploys in northern Mali? What next as French forces withdraw from their last outpost in Mali's north? © FRANCE 24Nine years after Timbuktu welcomed them as liberators, French troops are withdrawing from their final outpost in Mali's north. With the summer's chaos in Afghanistan still fresh in memories, when is the right time to end a military intervention? Advertising Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Léopoldine Iribarren and Antonia Kerrigan Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning Subscribe Take international news everywhere with you!

Source: The North Africa Journal December 16, 2021 14:56 UTC