Brussels, 19/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Brigadier General Bruno Guibert of France was appointed, on Friday 19 July, to head the EU mission for the training of the Malian army. On 1 August, he will take over from current head of mission Brigadier General François Lecointre of France.
In February, Lecointre took part in the setting up of EUTM Mali. Five months after the beginning of the mission, a first battalion of Malian soldiers (715 strong) had completed a training course and was able to...