Emmanuel Macron says he will lift France's state of emergency
Macron vowed to maintain France's military interventions against extremists abroad, especially in Africa's Sahel region and in Iraq and Syria.
Jul 03, 2017, 23:18 PM ISTUN Security Council backs West Africa force to fight Sahel militants
France first intervened in early 2013 to drive out militants who had seized northern Mali a year earlier. But militants continue to attack in Mali and its neighbors.
Jun 21, 2017, 22:09 PM IST