a decade of military intervention in mali is starting to unravel.t danish soldiers have been ordered to leave and now they have expelled a french ambassador after what they call offensive comments. many are being accused of exploding maladies resources. >> because of the illegitimacy of the pool to talk government, -- coup d'État government, molly is so isolated they only have one partner, wobbler. everyone else wants malley to return to democracy. >> germany's commitment is also in doubt. but the army is staying put for now. >> achieving our goals is only possible in a limited way. we welcome support to restore previous statement -- status. there are no completed troop withdrawal plans yet. >> in 2012, mali -- france was sent into remove isil troops and announced they would end their operation in 2022. danish soldiers have been asked to leave. they say they were never invited. in germany, members of parliament has questioned having soldiers in mali. let's introduce our panel. a warm welcome to all of you. the expulsion of the french ambassador. wha

that is the situation we are dealing with in mali.ht against terrorism cannot justify everything. >> french troops have been involved in the fight against the islamist militants in mali since 2013 and around 5000 soldiers are based their. but france said it can no longer alon work alongside the militay junta. they also say they are angry because of what western allies called the deployment of russian mercenaries to mali. when emmanuel macron was asked if he was withdrawing in failure of fighting terrorism, "i completely reject that term," he said. a spokesperson said there has been no military solution, because terrorism has engulfed the entire territory of mali. let's get more from our senior african corresponded who sent, this report from neighboring african coast. >> this is a shooting range in the divorce, where military exercises have been taken place -- a shooting range in cote d'ivoire. this year the exercises bring together 10 countries. four of them are african. . you get the importance of regional cooperation, especially in

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terrorism in mali could possibly be brought to europe.his has to be weighed up. >> it is the german parliament that will have to decide on a final withdrawal. >> the winter olympic games are open after a lavish ceremony at beijing's iconic birds nest stadium. tickets were not sold to international visitors or the general public in china. for locals, watching meant watching from afar. >> another opening ceremony at beijing's birds nest stadium almost 14 years on from the 2008 summer olympics. 3000 performers took part in the proceedings as athletes from around the world took a lap of honor in front of a reduced crowd with only a select few allowed into the stands. many spectators instead enjoyed the fireworks from outside the stadium, disappointed that events will be held without fans. >> it is a pity we cannot go to watch the games. if it were not for covid, we would be very happy. >> the games are being held on our doorstep. i really want to go watch the events and cheer for it. it is a pity this time. we can only watch our athletes on t

in fact, the west african bloc ordered an embargo on mali, guinea refused to implement it.can union sends an important message, in terms of sending a signal that coups are not acceptable, but they will ultimately have to be resolved domestically. gabriel. there is a role, but it has to be a nuanced role. for external partners. and for me, the guiding principle should, at a minimum, be, "do no harm." you know, don't exacerbate the situation that is already difficult. 0k? coups are largely manifestation of internal discord and what have you. now, where i think the external partners could help, the international community could, you know, economic issues are largely drivers of coups. let's help kick—start those economies. let's make sure that people are eating two meals, three meals a day, can go to school, blah blah blah. let's build the local institutions that modulate between conflicting sides, so that you don't end up taking arms, rather than selling arms to this side and selling the anti—arms equipment to the other side and benefiting from both. applause. i mean, ijust, y

in fact, the west african bloc ordered an embargo on mali, guinea refused to implement it.ion sends an important message, in terms of sending a signal that coups are not acceptable, but they will ultimately have to be resolved domestically. gabriel. there is a role, but it has to be a nuanced role. for external partners. and for me, the guiding principle should, at a minimum, be, "do no harm." you know, don't exacerbate the situation that is already difficult. 0k? coups are largely manifestation of internal discord and what have you. now, where i think the external partners could help, the international community could, you know, economic issues are largely drivers of coups. let's help kick—start those economies. let's make sure that people are eating two meals, three meals a day, can go to school, blah blah blah. let's build the local institutions that modulate between conflicting sides, so that you don't end up taking arms, rather than selling arms to this side and selling the anti—arms equipment to the other side and benefiting from both. applause. i mean, ijust, you kno

effectively france pulling out of mali.ay the withdrawal from mali with the french forces _ from mali with the french forces from the country and indeed _ forces from the country and indeed allied western nations pulling — indeed allied western nations pulling out as well as an entirely— pulling out as well as an entirely predictably thing. it fits in with the american—led withdrawal from afghanistan after what can only be described as a disastrous war which lasted two decades. obviously, the war in mali was nothing like as long but equally difficult to prosecute and effectively had french forces fighting terrorist groups while also trying to maintain peace and democracy in a hugely unstable country. as we have seen, trying to actually create a sense of security and peace using the latest military hardware simply does not work and on the contrary, it causes horrific loss of civilian lives and widespread destruction. it needs to the indigenous civilian population growing to despise what they see as invaders and increasing ra

the military, who took over mali , first promised elections this month but they have withdrawn the planay no vote would be on the agenda for another five years. -- took a series of sanctions against them, the military believed par was behind that decision. relations deteriorated between mali, france and its allies. >> the germans now have to request permission to fly drones 36 hours before their operations. he told the danes to pull out and they have. norway said it would no longer deploy troops to mali. >> france is already planning a cut down of troops in the sahel region from 5000 to 2500 next year. while various foreign armies gradually pull outcome of the russian mercenary group is expanding its presence in the region. >> the u.s. says it is ready to impose additional sanctions on sudan's military. demonstrators have been taking to the streets since the transition to democracy was halted. according to the sudanese doctors association, over 2000 have been injured since protests began. >> they come out and protest, sometimes several days a week. sudan's protesters think it is still p

effectively france pulling out of mali. france's virtual, but during _ out of mali.lling out as well, is an entirely predictable story in my view— entirely predictable story in my view and — entirely predictable story in my view and it fits in with the american led withdrawal from afghanistan after what can only be described — afghanistan after what can only be described as a disastrous wall which lasted _ described as a disastrous wall which lasted two— described as a disastrous wall which lasted two decades. obviously the war in— lasted two decades. obviously the war in mali was nothing like as long but equally difficult to prosecute and effectively had french forces fighting — and effectively had french forces fighting terrorist groups while also trying _ fighting terrorist groups while also trying to— fighting terrorist groups while also trying to maintain peace and democracy in a hugely unstable countrv — democracy in a hugely unstable country. as we have seen, trying to actually— country. as we have seen, trying to actually create a sense of security and peace

that situation we are dealing with in mali today.g terrorism cannot justify everything and must not by using the pretext of and definitely maintaining power. it also cannot justify an escalation in violence by using mercenaries as documented in the central african republic and whose use of force is not in line with any rules. jane: french president emmanuel macron. you're watching bbc "world news america." still to come on tonight's program, we will meet the 85-year-old granddad who found global fame on the social media platform tiktok. the world's biggest retailer, walmart, said sales and profits were up in the last three months of the year with business in china and mexico growing. but there was also a warning about inflation and it can affect customers. as michelle now explains. >> the customer base is concerned about inflation, so they are trying to manage that as best i can. walmart is an interesting company to look at right now because it is so big. it has a diverse customer base and it sells food, groceries, where you seen a s

that is the situation in mali today.eing the ultimate priority turning into an exercise of indefinitely maintaining power. they cannotjustify an escalation in violence by using mercenaries whose violent acts are documented in the central african republic and whose use of force is not in line with any rules or conventions. new research has suggested that orangutans have an instinctive knowledge of how to use tools. orangutans at zoos in norway and the uk were presented with a box wrapped in silicon — and they used stones to hammer and cut their way inside. the researchers say it indicates that our shared predecessors were using tools 13 million years ago. an exhibition opens in paris today, displaying the original manuscript of antoine de saint—exupery�*s book "the little prince" for the first time in his native france. the aviator�*s wartime book is one of the best selling and most translated works ever published — into at least 300 languages. dozens of drawings by saint—exupery will also be on show. if you've ever had a

ah, when the french ambassador was expelled from mali, demonstrates his celebrated in the capital by marco. the my lee or experience is an experience that is open the mac, opening up a new era in west africa. because now it's possible to oppose to what the former colonial masters are doing. and it's also possible to adopt a new strategy that is not a strategy prepared or adopted by for us. the operation which initially began in mali has expanded throughout the sa, has region with french troops spaced in different countries. european nations have joined operations, and there's also a $15000.00 strong un peacekeeping force in the country. but a series of cues in molly burkina, faso, guinea, and an attempted coup in guinea paso as change the dynamics in the region. frances, uneasy with molly's military joint, his relationship with russia. molly says they are russian soldiers in the country as part of a bilateral agreement, this growing anti french sentiment among protesters in west africa. and we came out today to say with fed up with the french army, they should stop playing with afric

french commanders are speaking with mali's military officials to organise the retreat of french troopsthey will leave mali after almost a decade there fighting islamist insurgents around west africa, and move to niger instead. on sunday, the winter olympics draws to a close. like any games, there have been moments of high drama — and a few moments of controversy too. but what will the legacy of these olympics — for the competitors and the hosts? i'm joined now by shushu chen in birmingham. she's a lecturer in sport policy and management at the university there. thank you forjoining us on newsday. there have been many challenges, not to mention the pandemic and of course the international media spotlight as well. has china, in your view, met all those challenges? well, indeed, as he said, challenges arose and media attention circled around beijing, and i think if we look at the games, overall, i think it has been a successful games, and in terms of measuring success, we need to look at, what are the legacies of promises that the chinese government has made when they wanted to host the g

mali's military had initially promised elections would be held is month aer it seiz power in an august2020 coup. a german whistleblower has leaked data on 18,000 accounts showing swiss banking giant credit suisse held hundreds of millions of dollars for dictators, human rights abusers, drug traffickers, arms traders, and others accused of serious crimes. among those named in the msive data late is sa'ad kheir, a former head of the jordanian intelligence service and a key u.s. ally who participated in the cia's extraordinary rendition program. also exposed were former egyptian spy chief omar suleiman, who's been linked to the widespread torture of political dissidents, as well as alaa and gamal mubarak -- sons of former egyptian dictator hosni mubarak. in argentina, eight separate wildfires in the northeastern corrientes province have scorched nearly 2 million acres destroying farms, pastures, and wildlife. the fires started last month, fueled by strong winds, low humidity, and searing heat and severe drought in a region that normally receives abundant rainfall. the biden administration

thus, their fate also ends up in a qu, withdraw from mali. a monster major strategic shift by front ends a 9 year mission that successive french presence had argued was crucial for regional and european security. it now has to redo plates troops to other west african countries to protect its interest while keeping those nations on site. i said vague, i'll just there are the car government in vietnam has been accused of using a little know test campaign to silence critics and need a report by human rights watch to watch dog is saying more than a 170 activists that have been put under house arrest or banned from travelling since 2004 are also ports of assault and intimidation by security agents. human rights, what says the international community must alert vietnam's lead us to the problem? well, it certainly is the case that best practice in terms of restrictions on freedom of movement has been going on for quite some time. but what we have seen is a significantly worsening situation in vietnam with activist given a longer prison terms facing

their faith also ends up in a qu, withdraw from mali, a master major strategic shift by france. and the 9 year mission that successive french presidents had argued was crucial for regional and european security. it now has to redo plates troops to other west african countries to protect its interest while keeping those nations on site. i said big, i'll just there are the car. the latest landslide disaster and brazil has swept dozens of people to their deaths. a month's worth of rain fell on metropolis so patropolis, rather known as brazil's imperial. sitting the light, as casualty county is 104 dead, with hundreds moved to emergency shelters. from high risk areas, monica yanna care has more. after the 7, an unexpected storm, the search for missing bodies. wow. a missile door, he said he was able to pull out his mother and one girl before the mud avalanche hid his bar. once sugar, you're pushing melbury. everything fell at once. i never thought i would see something like this. well, you know, do not. so i saw you the last a niece and her nieces, daughter, she still looking for bo

let's get some of the day's other news french commanders are speaking with mali's military officials retreat of french troops from the country. france and military allies have said they will leave mali after almost a decade there fighting islamist insurgents around west africa, and move to niger instead the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, has apologised to the indonesian people for the dutch military�*s systematic and widespread use of torture and extreme violence against those fighting for independence in the nineteen— forties. mr rutte said the conclusions of a historical review were painful, but his government accepted responsibility. rescuers in eastern afghanistan are trying to reach a boy who's been trapped in a village well since wednesday. the operation comes less than two weeks after a similar — unsuccessful — attempt to rescue a child from a moroccan well gripped the world. the five—year—old boy, named haidar, is wedged deep inside the well, but is still able to move his arms and upper body. to brazil now where alarms have sounded in the city of petropolis, warning reside

a series of crews in mali . burkina, faso, guinea and an attempted cue in guinea by so as change the dynamics in the region. front is uneasy with molly's military joint, his relationship with russia. while he says, the russian soldiers in the country as part of a bilateral agreement. this growing anti french sentiment among protesters in west africa we came out today to say was set up with the french army. they should stop playing with africa. we cannot suffer under the sun while their children comfortable over there. they have everything they want. however, they still come here and exploit l resort. so lubbock, deb, i'm not going to be going to do. we know they are our enemies. we ask them to open their vehicles so that we have an idea of the content. they refused. we know what is inside suspect items. they should apologize. change countries and go far from us . amongst that could be political implications to frances true, pre deployment. west african leaders are aware of growing anti french feelings. and they also concerned about the crews in the region, not wanting themselves to l

french commanders are speaking with mali's military officials to organise the retreat of french troops will leave mali after almost a decade there fighting islamist insurgents around west africa, and move to niger instead. rescuers in eastern afghanistan are trying to reach a boy trapped in a village well for three days. the operation comes less than two weeks after a similar, unsuccessful attempt to rescue a child from a moroccan well gripped the world. the five—year—old boy, named haidar, is wedged deep inside the well, but is still able to move his arms and upper body. the beijing winter olympics come to an end on sunday, but international activists are continuing their calls for countries and athletes to take protest action. their chief concern is beijing's mistreatment of millions of muslim uyghur people in the north—western region of xinjiang. in the last 2a hours, a games official dismissed claims of human rights violations against them as lies, and china has been accused of using the winter olympics for the —— for political propaganda after getting a weaker athlete to light the

in mali, a group of military officials seized power in 2020.ntrol of the country just a days after the president was killed. in guinea, special forces led a coup back in september, saying that the country's president hadn't done enough to combat poverty and corruption. and just last week, in burkina faso, the military ousted president rock kabore, blaming him forfailing to contain violence by islamist militants. and that brings us to guinea bissau. though this coup attempt appears to have been thwarted, its left the country — and the greater region — shaken. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones has more. in his first address after the attempted coup, president embalo was keen to reassure the citizens of his country, as well as the international community. talking about the attack, he said he was open to dialogue, and that the violence was not necessary. he said the coup attempt had been well—organised, but that the government was now back in control. translation: | would've | preferred that the attackers come talk to me directly. if there

it says mali's ruling militaryjunta was making it impossible to operate there.

to a homes and livelihoods and a hostile political landscape, seize the french military mission in mali, draw to a close and armed german ashworth sport. a disappointing end for controversial figures, greater camella valley over the beijing winter olympics. the 15 year old russian finished 4th and the women singles after being allowed to compete, despite testing positive for a band substance before the games. ah . welcome to the news out. o u. s. is warned, the russia is on the verge of invading ukraine in the coming days, dismissing moscow's claims that some of its troops are pulling back. russia has continued to reject accusations of a planned offensive despite a massing more than a 150000 troops along its border. ukrainian soldiers have already been fighting a war against russia back separatists in the east. and there are fears and attacked by russian troops could throw europe into chaos in the rebel held east of the country. separate. his fight isn't government forces of now accused each other of shelling. andrew simmons begins our coverage from kev semester like ah, lisa simplest.

it says mali's ruling militaryjunta was making it impossible to operate there.lo and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sienna rodgers editor of labourlist and sebastian payne whitehall editor of the financial times. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... e—mail, starting with... frontpage, uk is 100 mile an hour e—mail, frontpage, uk is 100 mile an hour winds and storm units opposes the shores. the metro reports on the storm's red weather warning — issued only when there is a risk to life as millions of people are urged to stay at home. the i continues, people should stay away from see france as flood defences are activated. the army is placed on standby. financial times the ongoing crisis in ukraine. president biden says russia may invade in a few days. the daily telegraph has us and uk warn of russia false flag attacks. which could give the kremlin in excuse to invade. a mirror investigation claims are thousands of elderly residents have been forced out of private care homes in a social care closure. q

reporter: what about the huge differences appearing every day between the government, mali, and france and europe, and do you fear this could be a ale blow to the counterterrorism operations in the region? ned: as you know, our french allies are indispensable partners in the counterterrorism effort, whether it is in the region or beyond. but certainly in the region. when it comes to what we have seen transpire between the government of mali and our french allies i refer to them for any comments. thank you all very much.

a series of crews in mali . burkina faso, guinea and an attempted cute in guinea by so as change the dynamics in the region. front is uneasy with molly's military joint, his relationship with russia, while he says they are russian soldiers in the country as part of a bilateral agreement, this growing anti french sentiment among protesters in west africa. we came out today just say we set up with the french army. they should stop playing with africa. we cannot suffer under the sun while their children comfortable over there. they have everything they want, however, they still come here and exploit our resources. so lubbock, william, deb, i'm not going to be going to do. we know they are our enemies. we ask them to open their vehicles so that we have an idea of the content. they refuse. we know what is inside suspect items. they should apologize. change countries and go far from us, amongst that could be political implications to front is true pre deployment. west african leaders are aware of growing anti french feelings. and they also concerned about the crews in the region, not wanti

harrison as well as france, canada and some other european countries, also withdrawing troops from mali. y a r a doesn't open countries. there is a bus that was us experience. so for me, it looks like, yeah, they're reacting to their what the current government once. and yeah, because in this context, if the government decided to work closely with russia like, you know, when i did context or, or you can countries or funds to, to continue studying it badly. so where does this leave the fight against the heart? isn't molly? and in the whole region. yeah, that's, that's the big question which remains to be seen on the one hand. we have, we have seen the russian scenario i'm hoping in bali, so they're also actively engaged in the fight against the judy. as you're seeing bias reports of some other things, i want to be acting to do this issue. for example, another provider or saying that no one should continue to be binding because it's not only that you you to mission which is a monday. but also there is another mission which is for, you know, it's not which is also embodied. so maybe that c

reporter: what about the huge differences appearing every day between the government, mali, and france and europe, and do you fear this could be a ale blow to the counterterrorism operations in the region? ned: as you know, our french allies are indispensable partners in the counterterrorism effort, whether it is in the region or beyond. but certainly in the region. when it comes to what we have seen transpire between the government of mali and our french a thank you all very muc. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: the spans washington journal, every day -- see spans washington journal, every day -- c-span's washington journal, every day. coming up, we speak with an election law expert. then, special inspector general to afghanistan about reconstruction and relief efforts. watch washington journal wednesday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments

reporter: what about the huge differences appearing every day between the government, mali, and france and europe, and do you fear this could be a ale blow to the counterterrorism operations in the region? ned: as you know, our french allies are indispensable partners in the counterterrorism effort, whether it is in the region or beyond. but certainly in the region. when it comes to what we have seen transpire between the government of mali and our french allies i refer to them for any comments. thank you all very much. >> the house of representatives today debated legislation to name post offices around the country. the house returns at 6:30 p.m. eastern to vote on those bills and we'll have live coverage right here on c-span. later in the week, a bill seeking to expand u.s. production of semiconductors, most are made abroad and there's currently a shortage of semiconductors resulting in higher prices for autos and electronics. live coverage of the house when they return here on c-span. >> at least six presidents recorded conversations while in office. hear many of those conversations

forces -- france is set to decide alongside eu partners on the future of its military presence in mali. the announcement comes after the government [indiscernible] boris johnson was in ukraine this tuesday. the british prime minister showing his support to the country. johnson dismissed concerns from moscow that the west was exaggerating the threat. >> it goes without saying that a further russian invasion of the ukraine would be a political disaster, humanitarian disaster. and for russia, the world, a military disaster as well. the potential invasion flies in the face of president putin's interest. >> 30 years ago, these three decades have been full of friendship, support and meaningful activities. today, our relationship is serving the cause of peace, preventing a new war. anchor: while boris johnson was in kiev, vladimir putin hosted hungary's prime minister in moscow. he pled's cooperation with putin in the wake of the ongoing crisis. putin meanwhile said it had been ignored by the west. >> here carefully analyzing the written responses we received on january 6. russian concerns ha

she's in the mali capital, bamako.do _ -- why are we seeing so many? thanks for having me. i do think _ -- why are we seeing so many? thanks for having me. i do think that _ -- why are we seeing so many? thanks for having me. i do think that the - for having me. i do think that the multiplication of coups we are seeing are related to a regional environment so there are specific challenges related to the thing in the sahara were there as a form of exasperation from the people to not elected government and actually deliver against this context. that is one thing and the other is frustration, popular frustrations around the dysfunction of the government and political systems. they empathy is across the west african region, on what i would call the procedural size of democracy, with a lot of focus on elections, they need to focus on what happens between the interims public policy. the inability of states to actually deliver against the demands is one of the dreaded factors behind most of the dreaded factors behind most of

it started with mali.rested the president and forced him to resign in the first of two coups there in a year. they accused him of failing to protect people from islamist militants. in march, 2021, a coup was foiled in niger. in neighboring chad, the president had been in power for 30 years, died in battle, and the army appointed his son to replace him, in violation of the constitution. this was guinea in september. residents woke to gunfire in the capital. there were rumors the president had been detained. confirmation came in this tv addrs. >> the government is dissolved. landholders will be closed for one week, and -- land borders will be closed for one week, and we will then see what happens without air borders. ros: three weeks later, in sudan, this happened. >> first, a state of emergency is declared all ov the country. second, the country remains committed to the content of the constitution declaration. the agreement in south sudan that was signed in october, 2020. ros: that was in 2021. this continu

significant escalation that aims to a di, civilized, reaching thousands of people have protested in mali against the former colonial power france. they were celebrating the expulsion of the french ambassador, which came after the french foreign minister, described molly's military leaders as illegitimate and out of control. you're up to date with the headlines on al jazeera, as always more use on our website at al jazeera dot com. peter, darby will have that h. well headlines for you after up front, stay with us. ah, many aspects of afghan culture had been systematically destroyed or forgotten. the afghan films archive has been largely preserved through all of these years. when so much else was burned, looted, or blown up a small group of people who risked their lives to save the national archive. they managed to preserve the films, and these records of all of the other afghanistan's that existed saving decades of history. they believe these films had something to give to the present moment. in the 19th sixty's afghan cinema was born filmmakers went on a whack of the dangers to com. hell

and molly, today is oldie ah, when the french ambassador was expelled from mali, demonstrate to celebrated in the capital d'amico. the mildly or experience is an experience that is openly mac opening up a new era in west africa. because now it's possible to a pools to what the former colonial masters are doing. and it's also possible to adopt a new strategy let is not a strategy prepared or adopted by for us. the operation which initially began in molly has expanded throughout this whole region with french troops based in different countries. european nations have joined operations and there's also a $15000.00 strong un peacekeeping force in the country. the series of crews in mali burkina faso guinea and an attempted cute in guinea by so as change the dynamics in the region. front is uneasy with molly's military joint, his relationship with russia. while he says they are russian soldiers in the country as part of a bilateral agreement, this growing anti french sentiment among protesters in west africa. we came out today to say we set up with the french army, they should stop playing with

we got other european countries that are withdrawn troops from mali . care that the military horn to that is empower. can it be trusted at all to continue the fight against the jihad us? sprint that the challenge is that the military agenda has been insisting on a military solution to this insurgency, to our civilian presidents, or have been ousted because they were looking to initiate dialogue with the jihad. as this is something that the military does not like. but people are looking at this and they're looking at a decade of what has been a real bloody conflicts in the country. lots of people in miley have died, innocent civilians, both sides have taken massive losses. and the thinking is that perhaps there has to be another way of trying to reach out to solve this security challenge. but with russia coming in now, effectively, the russian mercenaries on the ground, are they not necessarily to deal with the security situation, but to prop up the agenda to, to, to keep the jump to empower. and that effectively will extend military rule in molly military, robbins isolation and a fur

years front announced it would end its operation early in 2022. recently deploy danish soldiers in mali have been asked to leave immediately. the transitional government said their arrival was never approved. denmark says they were invited. sweden is also part of the french operation and announced its troops will leave in march in germany, members of parliament, of question, the presence of the soldiers in molly, where they are part of the un peacekeeping mission, municipal ah. all right, let's introduce our panel in brussels properties port. yes, chief strategy officer, rasmussen. global robots, new fall, a boot who's executive director of the nordic center for conflict transformation and acro, chicken, mecca. as a executive director of the west africa network for peace building will control of you gents just a mecca. i'd like to start with you this expulsion of the french ambassador. what do you make of it? well, it depends on who you are speaking to and how they want to contextualize. the issues regarding the expulsion, some people in miami argued that freedom at last for the million

future and if you go to these countries, chad, this was the seventh attempt; burkina faso, eight; mali in the past and that means they are likely to have coups now, so one of my reservations with the secretary general�*s remark is that it overstates the degree of change. what are organisations like the african union, the united nations, doing about this? unfortunately, they are in a position to do very little and the reason is these are trans—governmental institutions. and they are designed to respect sovereignty to a great deal and so they are not institutions that either have the capacity to try to stop coups from occurring nor do they really have the willingness to meddle overly much in the internal affairs of their members. this is particularly true for the african union which treads rather delicately when it comes to its internal affairs of its member states. in the past, the west would try to twist arms a good deal. the imf and world bank would cut funding, the us and the european union would withdraw support. but the problem is there has been a geopolitical shift so it's no long

macron and vladimir putin, putin actually lied to the president by saying that russian mercenaries in maliby the russian government and the world knows the truth is otherwise, so liz truss did not get treated any differently than anyone else, i fear. so she wasn't _ than anyone else, i fear. so she wasn't treated differently? would you say there is a united response within the nato countries to russia at the moment?— countries to russia at the moment? ~ , , ., moment? absolutely. there have been all the _ moment? absolutely. there have been all the stories _ moment? absolutely. there have been all the stories about - been all the stories about disunity but i think that's wrong. there are some legitimate disagreements on difficult questions about when sanctions are triggered and when to maintain them and be proportional but the truth is that the machine rooms of policymakers have been coordinating this for weeks and months now even the european union where the russian foreign ministry had sense letters to each european member individually saying we won't accept an answer from you if you don

at least 8 soldiers had been killed by gunmen in mali. 14 others were injured when government forces were attacked near the border with burkina faso, a same region was targeted by iceland fighters. earlier this week, at least 40 civilians were killed. me, well, let me celebrations in the capital, but i call it with the withdrawal of french troops. and it comes out to paris, said it, ending its 9 year mission against fighters linked to al qaeda. and i saw molly's willing military june to told paris to go without delay from says it could take between 4 and 6 months. bank has more from neighboring senegal. the situation for the french in malia has deteriorated the terms of those relations ever since. the military genta took controls but more so, since they said that the elections wouldn't take place at the end of this month, and they could stay in power until 2025. both the french and the europeans upset the relations or the new toys that the modern military has with the russians, not russian soldiers on the ground. the maryan authorities say that's a part of a bilateral agreement, but

there are about 5000 foreign troops in mali deployed to contain years of insecurity in the north. they include missions from france, the wider you and the united nations. them on. we don't want any foreign troops and marley, they've been here for 8 years now and nothing has changed. i knew were russian flags in the crowded friday's reli russian nurse and raised welcomed by marley's military leaders last year. and diarra says he will rely on moscow to ensure france is forced out for good alexia bryan al jazeera still to come here on this program, minneapolis sees another police killing officers, entered without warning, and within seconds 22 year old emmy alarm was shot dead. the african union will hold its 1st in person, summits as the pandemic began with coons on the corona virus, on the agenda. ah, as more snow falls in the rainy mountains as a by john sudden caucasus, but leaves turkey behind the cold, it always follows. it generates a shamal, it will blow for a day or 2, bringing some dust out of iraq to east and saudi, probably bahrain at her, and the you a tempted event, you

so uh, frances, withdrawing its troops from mali, a canada, and some european allies are doing the same. so does the e, you have a strategy for the south, excuse me, for the south. hell. well, it says it does, i mean, we know that the european union's training mission is likely to continue, but it will strongly change with this announcement that the french troops are going to be withdrawing this withdrawal is related to the bar came mission, which is an operation to fight to have this in the region, we've been able to regroup him. molly, off to those 2 crews, one after another. the french are essentially saying an emmanuel micron is, is a nice and it's in paris right now. that the, the conditions to fight the, to how these in molly are not there any more while varies this complete instability in the governance after these coups. and that's why they're unwilling to remain that we understand from this joint statement of france and the other partners, including canada, that have taken part in this mission and other countries. that what they're going to do is try move some of those troops p