Tue 16  August 2022: When French forces first arrived in Mali in 2013, they were welcomed as heroes for saving the country’s citizens from an existential jihadist threat. However, it came to a quiet end on Monday afternoon with the last few French units crossing the border into neighboring Niger without a friendly farewell from … Continue reading LAST FRENCH TROOPS LEAVE MALI, AFTER 9 YEARS, BILLIONS SPENT AND MANY LIVES LOST