West African leaders are to meet in Ivory Coast to discuss how best to coordinate military action in Mali.
They are expected to discuss plans to deploy African troops in support of French and Malian soldiers already in action against Islamic insurgents.
The French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, will also be taking part in the talks in Abidjan.
Islamist fighters on Friday withdrew from two towns in central Mali following French air strikes.
Officials say the Islamists have now left the southern town of Diabaly, which they took on Monday, while Mali's army has also recaptured Konna, which was seized by rebels triggering the French intervention.
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