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The article discusses that according to officials in France, French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country in the latest deterioration of relations between France and a one-time African partner.

The article focuses on the democratic crisis in former French colonies in Africa, where elected officials are subverting democracy and military coups are toppling governments, with experts attributing this malaise to the concentration of power in presidents' hands.

The article reports that France was accused of bombing a wedding party in Mali according to a report released by the United Nations.

The article reports on the spread of terrorism across the Sahel in the border regions of Mali, Niger and Burkina, and its impact on France after it sent its forces to fight the armed Islamists who took control since 2013.

The article reports that administration of France has called African presidents to a meeting to disavow rising anti-French hostility in their countries, and to work out how to stop the rapid advance of armed Islamist extremists in their region.