French President Emmanuel Macron says he wont reduce the number of troops deployed in Africas Sahel region despite pressure from home and abroad to do so.
Macron made the remarks after talks in February with the leaders of five Sahel countries. This weeks edition of Africa Today which is focusing on renewed efforts by France to tighten its grip on Africas Sahel region. We are asking, is France in the Sahel to combat terrorism or to exploit the regions natural resources, especially uranium which it desperately needs to produce electricity? In the second part of our program we shall go deep into Africas Great Rift Valley and see how Kenya has become Africas number one geothermal energy producer and among the top 10 in the world.