French Defense Minister Sylvie Goulard, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, meet Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, right, as they visit soldiers of Operation Barkhane, France’s largest overseas military operation, in Gao, Northern Mali, Friday, May 19, 2017. On his first official trip outside Europe, new French President Emmanuel Macron is highlighting his determination to crush extremism with a visit to French-led military forces combating jihadist groups in West Africa. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP/RSS)