French Forces Leave Mali After Nearly 10 Years, With EU Allies.

French, European and Canadian troops are planning a "coordinated withdrawal" from the country given "multiple obstructions by Mali's transitional authorities", the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Thursday. Keywords: 223727Z@FP; AFRICA; ALLTOP; CANADA; EUROPE; FRA; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; NORTHAM; TERROR; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN 223727Z@FP AFRICA ALLTOP CANADA EUROPE FRA GEN GENTOP GOV NORTHAM TERROR WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU (Bloomberg) -- France and its allies agreed to withdraw their forces from Mali after relations with the West African nation's government deteriorated following a military coup. [Extracted from the article]