Chad and Senegal tell off Macron over his ‘gratitude’ demand

A combination photo of Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Chad and Senegal have criticised French President Emmanuel Macron after he said some African countries were ungrateful to France after it helped them combat jihadist insurgency in the Sahel.

On Monday, President Macron accused some African countries of “forgetting to tell us thank you” for the role the French military played in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel.