Wed 15 December 2021: The departure of French forces from Timbuktu is the latest sign that the former colonial power is reducing its presence in northern Mali nearly nine years after a military intervention that helped push back fighters who had overrun parts of the country. On February 2, 2013, former French President Francois Hollande … Continue reading FRENCH FORCES HAND OVER TIMBUKTU MILITARY CAMP TO MALIAN FORCES