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Government Pledges Support To Help Gulf Of Guinea Countries Battle Militants

July 27 2022

France

The French government says it will work to support requests for assistance from West African countries fighting Islamist militants, reports Reuters.

President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau this week as part of an effort to strengthen political and security ties in the region.

On Tuesday, Macron said that France would "expand counterinsurgency operations to Gulf of Guinea countries that are now dealing with terrorist groups who are spreading and...

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