Mahammadu Issoufou Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mahammadu-issoufou/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 21 Dec 2017 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 Mahammadu Issoufou Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mahammadu-issoufou/ 32 32 Macron gives anti-jihadi forces a festive treat https://jjcornish.com/2017/12/macron-gives-anti-jihadi-forces-festive-treat/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/12/macron-gives-anti-jihadi-forces-festive-treat/ International forces fighting jihadis in the Sahel are getting a festive treat from French President Emmanuel Macron. He’s taking the chef from the Elysee Palace to cook a special meal for the soldiers from France, the United States, Canada and Germany. President Emmanuel Macron’s met his counterpart from Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou. The African leader’s support […]

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]]> International forces fighting jihadis in the Sahel are getting a festive treat from French President Emmanuel Macron.

He’s taking the chef from the Elysee Palace to cook a special meal for the soldiers from France, the United States, Canada and Germany.

President Emmanuel Macron’s met his counterpart from Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou.

The African leader’s support for operation Barkane is vital.

Macron wants more African support for the international force fighting people trafficking and terrorism.

France itself has committed 3 000 troops – it’s largest military force deployed abroad.

But for them  and other Western soldiers to feel confident about going home there has tube buy in from the Africans and proof that they are committed to the fight against extremism.

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