(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 30, 2018, a Malian Army soldier with the G5 Sahel, an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in West Africa, is seen in Sevare. Mali announced on May 15, 2022, its withdrawal from the G5 Sahel and its anti-jihadist military force to protest against its refusal to assume the presidency of this regional organization formed with Mauritania, Chad, Burkina and Niger, it was announced in a statement. The G5 Sahel was created in 2014 and its anti-jihadist force launched in 2017. (Photo by SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC / AFP)