Mali junta expels French Ambassador: State TV

Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop

Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop (centre). PHOTO | FILE

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Last week, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters that Mali's junta was "illegitimate" and its decisions "irresponsible."
  • Defence Minister Florence Parly accused the country's rulers of stepping up "provocations" of France.
  • Monday's statement said remarks had been made that were "hostile and outrageous," and had been uttered "despite repeated protests" by Mali.
  • France has thousands of troops deployed in the Sahel to support Mali, as well as Niger and Burkina Faso, facing a bloody jihadist insurgency.

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