The timing was bad.
As political relations deteriorate between Mali and its international partners, Sweden confirmed on Friday that it would withdraw its soldiers deployed in the Sahel this year as part of the "Takuba" force, which it nevertheless commands until March. .
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It will not be possible to continue with so many troops from us
Ann Linde, Swedish Foreign Minister
“We had already decided to withdraw this year from Takuba. The question is to know what we are going to do with the Minusma”
, declared Friday the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of a meeting…
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