Mali gives France's Hollande new camel after first one eaten by caretakers

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Malian authorities will give French President François Hollande a new camel. Hürriyet photo

Things have not been going well for French President François Hollande as of late. His approval ratings already abysmally low, Hollande’s leadership was called into question last week after his government became embroiled in a tax scandal. To add insult to injury, it has also recently been revealed that a camel he was given as thanks for France’s military intervention in Mali was slaughtered and eaten by the family meant to care for it in Timbuktu.

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