Macron says French forces killed 33 'terrorists' in Mali December 21, 2019 at 04:20AM

He said in a speech to the French community in Ivory Coast that French soldiers had also released two Malian gendarmes being held by jihadists in the city of Mopti. Macron is visiting Ivory Coast to celebrate Christmas with French troops and said on Friday that Paris would work to give "new force" to the fight against Islamist militants in Africa's Sahel region.