FRANCE CREATES AFRICAN COMMAND WITHIN ARMED FORCES. (PHOTO).
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France Creates African Command Within Armed Forces
The French government has established an African command within the country's armed forces, appointing Brig. Gen. Pascal Ianni as its commander, Sputnik reported.
Paris is reviewing its military presence in Africa and the French army has set up an African command for the continent, according to the government's decree.
Discussions of the creation of the African command were being held against the backdrop of Paris reducing the number of its troops on the continent, sources told AFP earlier in the month, adding that the country's government planned to reduce its contingent in West and Central Africa to several hundred troops as part of an updated, more restrained partnership.
Paris plans to deploy about 100 troops in Gabon and Senegal, down from 350 previously deployed in each country. Military presence in Cote d'Ivoire is reportedly to be reduced from 600 to about 100, while in Chad, France will deploy around 300 troops, as opposed to the 1,000 previously present in the African country.
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