France Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel by Vijay Prashad | Feb 25, 2022 | Activism, Algeria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Chad, Economics, France, Ghana, Guinea, History, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Politics, Russia, Senegal, Trade, Ukraine, United States, WarFrench troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.