This nation currently leads Operation Serval against Ansar (*) Dine, in which capacity it has helped seize Gao and Timbuktu from rebel forces in Mali.
Iyad Ag Ghali has been on the losing side of this nation's most recent spate of foreign involvement. This country's most prolific actor was recently called "pathetic" by its prime minister for attempting to evade taxes by moving to Russia. Dissatisfaction with this nation's present ruling party has led to speculations that the National Front may be strengthening. This nation currently leads Operation Serval against Ansar (*) Dine, in which capacity it has helped seize Gao and Timbuktu from rebel forces in Mali. For 10 points, name this nation governed by François Hollande, the subject of a recent Economist cover about a "baguette bomb".
Iyad Ag Ghali has been on the losing side of this nation's most recent spate of foreign involvement.
France [or French Republic; or Republique Francais]