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| Chad Joins African Force in Mali |
| 2013-03-10 |
| [An Nahar] Chad's 2,000-strong contingent in Mali, which has played a leading part in the fight against jihadist militants, on Saturday officially joined the regional African force deployed there. "As of today, our Chadian brothers who are fighting to liberate Mali are joining AFISMA," Ivorian army chief Soumaila Bakayoko, whose country currently chairs the regional bloc ECOWAS, told reporters. "This is good news, it will strengthen cohesion," he said after meeting his counterparts in Dakar. He said a Chadian general would take one of the two vice presidencies of the African-led force for Mali known as AFISMA. |
| Posted by:Fred |