Together with the help of Mali, “navigate back, from there, from now on”, launched by the chef of the French diplomacy, Catherine Colonna, for a few weeks after the military portrait of France de ce pays en proie au jihadism et al the violence.
“In Mali, we are seeing the progress of armed terrorist groups throughout the country, Malians displaced by the thousands,” he told French ambassadors gathered in Paris for their annual conference.
“The regime, author of a double blow, attacks Denmark one day, the Ivory Coast the next, and even France, to try to make people forget that it sails in sight, from failure to failure, hooked on a group of Russian mercenaries “, he continued.
Franco-Malian relations at their lowest point
France, whose relations with the Malian junta in power since 2020 have become execrable, completed its departure from the country on August 15, after nine years of military confrontation against the jihadists. Since then, the Malian authorities have turned to Russia for military support, with “instructors” whom Paris and Washington accuse of being mercenaries of the sulphurous Wagner group.
In Africa, “new competition is emerging, some aggressively or unscrupulously,” said Catherine Colonna, while France and Russia are also engaged in an information war, particularly in Mali.
At the end of April in this country, a French drone surprised some mercenaries who were setting up a false mass grave near a French base, to accuse Paris of war crimes.
“We have to dismantle the manipulations and stop the lies, we also have to regain control of our own history, of our image,” launched the minister, referring to a “strategic issue.”
“It is up to us to show that we are the right partner, the most reliable, the most respectful”, declared Catherine Colonna, assuring that Paris is determined to “act with the States and dialogue directly with civil societies”.
“We will continue to be present with the African States that so wish and in support of the needs that they sovereignly express,” he reiterated.
Source: BFM TV
