French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech after a meeting via video-conference with leaders of West African G5 Sahel nations, in Paris, France February 16, 2021. Francois Mori/Pool via REUTERS
N'DJAMENA/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa on Tuesday, saying a rushed exit would be mistake.
Macron said he was pushing back a decision on a troop reduction after a virtual summit of the five Sahel countries and their allies, during which Chad announced the deployment of 1,200 troops to complement 5,100 French soldiers in the area.
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