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Delay in appointment of new French army chief has domino effect on Barkhane

Though General Pierre Schill seemed to be the frontrunner to succeed Marc Conruyt at the helm of France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, it now looks like the post could go to one of his three-star colleagues. [...]
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Following President Macron's announcement on 10 June of France's plans to end Operation Barkhane, the French presidency is trying to mobilise its partners regarding the situation in the Sahel. French diplomats have begun a major operation to persuade the European Union, the UN and the African Union to get more involved in the region, with a Sahel Coalition summit coming up in July and France due to take the chair of the UN Security Council on 1 July.

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