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Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Mali to meet French troops, less than a week after his inauguration as president.<\/p>\n

Mr Macron’s plane touched down at a French airbase in the north of the country just before 10:00 GMT (11:00 BST).<\/p>\n

He is due to speak with Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita during his short visit.<\/p>\n

French soldiers have been fighting Islamic militants in the north of the former French colony since 2013.<\/p>\n

Mr Macron – accompanied by Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard and her predecessor, now Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian – will review some of the 4,000 anti-insurgent troops France has deployed in the region.<\/p>\n

\"French<\/p>\n

This is Mr Macron’s second foreign trip as president. He visited German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin a day after his inauguration on Sunday.<\/p>\n

As president, he is expected to continue his predecessor’s policy regarding military presence in West Africa. However, the fact French Development Agency (AFD) chief Remy Riouxhas also joined the visit is seen as a sign he wishes to have an emphasis on economic development as well.<\/p>\n

France retains a strong influence in its former colonies.<\/p>\n

Mr Macron has talked about writing a new page in his country’s relationship on the continent, and of breaking away from the old neo-colonial networks.<\/p>\n

As a candidate, he stirred controversy at home by labelling France’s colonial war in Algeria a crime against humanity – something which was well-received in the former colonies.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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