“Tool in hands from outside”.. Mali withdraws from the “five countries of the Sahel”

The ruling military council in Mali has announced its withdrawal from the G5 Sahel and its armed forces to fight jihadists, accusing him of being a “tool” in the hands of “outsiders” after he refused to take over the presidency for that he considered an attempt to tighten his isolation. The withdrawal comes after the military council announced in early May the cancellation of a defense cooperation agreement The agreement between Mali and France in 2014 and the G5 Sahel was concluded in 2014, while his anti-extremist forces were formed in 2017.