Emmanuel Macron announced this Thursday, June 10, “the end of Operation Barkhane as an external operation”.
The President of the Republic also announced Thursday a “profound transformation” of the French military presence in the Sahel, and the establishment of an international anti-jihadist alliance in the region.
“At the end of consultations (..) we will initiate a profound transformation of our military presence in the Sahel”, he said during a press conference, announcing the “end of Operation Barkhane as a ‘foreign operation’ and the implementation of ‘an international alliance bringing together the states of the region’.