France will on Tuesday pay its final respects to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue two French hostages in the Sahel region of Africa last week.
In 2020, the French government aimed to cut back on their military presence in the Sahel region to reportedly "make room for a stronger European commitment."
The 44-year-old head of state, re-elected in late April, named former labour minister Elizabeth Borne as prime minister on Monday, making her the first woman to fill the role in more than 30 years.
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