French defence chief heads to US to press Sahel case

Paris (AFP) Jan 26, 2020

France's defence minister departs for Washington on Sunday hoping to convince officials to keep US soldiers in West Africa, where French authorities are under pressure after years of trying to bolster local forces against Islamic extremists. Florence Parly's visit comes just days after her tour of the Sahel region, a vast arid expanse where states have little more than nominal control, allow