Macron was said to meet transitional leader Colonel Assimi Goita but earlier DNT reports indicated that the Malian leader had no plans to meet with Macron.
Macron was also supposed to pay a Christmas visit to French troops stationed there to fight a jihadist insurgency in the country.
“This decision was taken for consistency between the measures announced at national level and the president’s international agenda, and to not expose our troops” as France battles a fifth wave of the virus, the president’s office said in a statement.
The office said, however, that a Christmas meal prepared by the president’s chef would be flown over to French military personnel stationed in the Sahel country.
The official statement added that organising the meeting with the Goita had been tricky even before the cancellation.
Goita is adamant that his country’s dealing with Russia would be more equitable than how it has historically been with France hence the recent acquisition of four MI-171 helicopters from Russia.
DNT News,
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