Bernard Cazeneuve Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/bernard-cazeneuve/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bernard Cazeneuve Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/bernard-cazeneuve/ 32 32 French soldiers in Africa told to prepare for a long war against Jihadis https://jjcornish.com/2016/12/french-soldiers-africa-told-prepare-long-war-jihadis/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/12/french-soldiers-africa-told-prepare-long-war-jihadis/ French troops serving in Africa have been warned to expect a long war against the jihadis. It’s underlined support against Islamists in five countries On his first overseas visit as Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve says France has to make clear and ambitious budgetary decisions in support of its army. He’s in Chad where he’s promised […]

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]]> French troops serving in Africa have been warned to expect a long war against the jihadis.

It’s underlined support against Islamists in five countries

On his first overseas visit as Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve says France has to make clear and ambitious budgetary decisions in support of its army.

He’s in Chad where he’s promised financial support.

Chad, together with Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso are covered by France’s operation Barkhane where it’s deployed 4 000 soldiers.

In addition to this Sahel operation France is fighting extremists in the Middle East.

Cazeneuve tells his soldiers to prepare for a long war in an environment that has undergone dramatic shifts.

He’s hailed these troops fighting on fronts thousands of kilometres away from their homes, risking their lives to save others.

 

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