”A month ago, the French authorities said that Wagner’s presence in Mali would be “incompatible”
with the retention of the French in Mali. But today, concretely, if Wagner arrives in Bamako, will the French close their base in Gao?
I note that in this official declaration of these 15 countries, including France, we condemn, but without threatening to withdraw. We don’t talk about it anymore.”
General Bruno Clément-Bollée, news.in-24.com, 29 december