Czech Republic
Czech Republic’s defence ministry plan to deploy troops to the African continent was on Monday approved by the government.
The service members will join Operation Barkhane, France’s largest overseas military mission.
It has been working to root out Islamic militants roaming the Sahel region. The government said Mali, Niger and Chad approved the Czech deployment. The Czechs will help local troops fight Islamic militants.
The plan to deploy Czech forces in the mission until the end of 2022 still needs parliamentary approval.
The Czechs already have some 120 troops in Mali as a part of an European Union training mission.
ALSO READ: Turkey joins United States, France on list of countries with troops in AfricaAP
01:13
South Africa ties Czech Republic 1-1, Mexico goes to knockout stage
01:16
Central African Republic army denies coup rumours
00:59
Mali junta's offers $3.5M reward for jihadist leader
02:19
Global warming predicted to speed up in next 5 years, surge past 1.5C temperature limit
01:40
United States seeks to re-establish ties with countries in Sahel region
01:37
Army exercises in Morocco focus on countering Sahel threats