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French president in Mali visit
There was a hero's welcome for France's President Hollande when he arrived in Timbuktu. He was visiting the desert city in Mali, after its recapture from Islamic extremists.
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Hammond: UK to offer £5m to wider Mali mission
The Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond has said that the UK will offer £5m to the wider mission and 200 UK troops to assist Anglophone West African countries close to Mali.