France’s bitter retreat from west Africa – The Economist

For nearly a decade the French embassy in Bamako, the capital of Mali, was the political nerve centre of a counterterrorism operation that spanned five countries. The sprawling fortress still resembles a military base. But its guard towers and walls topped with razorwire are as much a relic of a bygone era as the French-built colonial avenues that surround it.
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