Prince Joachim has just been on a study tour of French military bases in Chad, Niger and Mali.

The writing royalcentral.co.uk.

the Prince visited the franskledede Operation Barkhan, which is part of the international efforts against terrorism in the Sahel region in Africa.

A number of other countries support, in similarity with Denmark, in the periods of operation with changing contributions.

the Operation currently consists of around 4,500 French soldiers.

the Prince attended along with a number of fellow students at the Centre des Hautes Études Militaires (CHEM).

From september 2019 to have Prince Joachim followed France's highest ranking military management training.

the Prince is the first Danish officer, participating in the training.

In connection with the visit to Africa had prince the opportunity to talk with the Danish helikopterafdeling, which is located in Gao, Mali.

Prince Joachim spoke bl.a. with the soldiers on the contribution that the danes make to Operation Barkhan.

He wished them a merry christmas.

the Prince finishes his training in France in the summer of 2020.