French President Francois Hollande (C) delivers a speech beside Malian President Dioncounda Traore (2nd-L) on February 2, 2013 on the Independance square in Bamako. Hollande called on Africans to take over the fight against extremism as he received a rapturous welcome today in Mali, where a French-led offensive has driven back Islamist rebels from the north. AFPPHOTO / ERIC