[Article] A new French military base is under construction in east-central Mali. "These border areas are obviously the places most sought after by terrorists to carry out their actions," said General Frederic Blachon, commander of Operation Barkhane, France's 4,500-strong anti-jihadist force which is headquartered in Chad but operates across the Sahel region.
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A military base under construction around 100 km from Gao, in eastern Mali, where thousands of soldiers will join Operation Barkhane before being deployed in the Malian Gourma, close to the border with Burkina Faso.
A Malian company is drilling for water, a top priority for this military base....
