![French troops are working with local forces in the Sahel to battle against Islamist militants. By CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (POOL/AFP)]()
President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had neutralised several dozen jihadists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the region. The operation involving teams of commandos and attack helicopters in the flashpoint city of Mopti in central Mali came just w ...