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Why did the French leave Mali?

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Marley's Military Leaders Turned to the Russians

In may this year, marley cancelled defence agreements with france. It also declared that france no longer had any legal basis to carry out military operations. The french didn't see the coexistence in maney of french troops and russian troops. A controversial private mercenary firm called the wagner group is reported to be operating in maley. Officially, you're not supposed to use mercenaries if you belong to the african union,. for example, as a state.

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