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Well-wishers gather to greet French President Francois Hollande during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

France's President Francois Hollande greets people in the center of Timbuktu February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by security as he greets well-wishers during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A French armored personal carrier drives past thousands who gathered to greet French President Francois Hollande on his visit to Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted into Timbuktu to liberate the fabled city from the radical Islamists occupying it. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)

Malian people wait for the visit of French President on February 2, 2013 in Timbuktu. France's president Francois Hollande received a rapturous welcome today as he visited Mali to push for African troops to take over a French-led offensive that drove back Islamist rebels from the country's desert north. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

Well-wishers gather to greet French President Francois Hollande during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malian children play in the streets of Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013, moments after street lights came on for the first time in 10 months. Hollande is visiting the fabled desert city in northern Mali six days after French forces parachuted in to free it from the radical Islamists who seized control 10 months ago. The French president vowed that his country's forces along with Mali's own army and other African troops will push on to liberate the rest of northern Mali. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malian women pose with a Malian soldier who just arrived in a convoy at the military base in Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. French President Francois Hollande visited the fabled city for two hours, twenty days after the start of operation Serval. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malians celebrate on their motorcycles a visit by France's President Francois Hollande in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. France will withdraw its troops from Mali once the Sahel state has restored sovereignty over its national territory and a U.N.-backed African military force can take over from the French soldiers, Hollande said on Saturday. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A man sweeps the red carpet before the arrival of France's President and Mali's interim President at the Mopti airport, in Sevare, on February 2, 2013. President Francois Hollande visits today Mali as French-led troops work to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images

French President Francois Hollande, center right, is greeted by Mali's President Dioncounda Traore, as he arrives at the airport in Sevare, Mali, en route to Timbuktu, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Hollande landed Saturday in the fabled Malian town of Timbuktu, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted in to liberate the desert city from the rule of al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Malin Palm)

France's President Francois Hollande (L) receives presents upon his arrival at Sevare, near Mopti, on February 2, 2013. President Francois Hollande visits Mali as French-led troops work to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. Hollande will head to Timbucku and Bamako. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images

French President Francois Hollande, center right, talks with Mali's President Dioncounda Traore, center left, as Hollande arrives at the airport in Sevare, Mali, en route to Timbuktu, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Hollande landed Saturday in the fabled Malian town of Timbuktu, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted in to liberate the desert city from the rule of al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Malin Palm)

France's President Francois Hollande (C) talks to French soldiers in Timbuktu, the second step of his one-day visit in Mali, on February 2, 2013. Islamists had torched the building housing priceless ancient manuscripts as they fled the town. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

Niger army chief of staff Seini Garba (C), flanked by Mali's army colonel Alaji Ag Gamou (R), listens to French Colonel Zavier (L) on February 2, 2013 in Gao. French President Francois Hollande received a rapturous welcome as he visited Mali to push for African troops to take over a French-led offensive that drove back Islamist rebels from the country's desert north. SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images

French army soldiers prepare to board on a French Transall plane on February 2, 2013 in Gao. French President Francois Hollande received a rapturous welcome as he visited Mali to push for African troops to take over a French-led offensive that drove back Islamist rebels from the country's desert north. SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images

France's President Francois Hollande (C) flanked by Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore (2ndR), and French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius (C Rear) arrive at the Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu during his one-day visit in Mali February 2, 2013. President Hollande flew to Mali on Saturday to support French troops fighting Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation and he visited the famed ancient city of Timbuktu that was recaptured from al Qaeda-allied fighters six days ago. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

France's President Francois Hollande (C) followed by UNESCO general director Irina Bokova visits the Grand Mosque in Timbuktu, during his one-day visit in Mali, on February 2, 2013. French President Hollande flew to Mali on Saturday to support French troops fighting Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation and he visited the famed ancient city of Timbuktu that was recaptured from al Qaeda-allied fighters six days ago. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

France's President Francois Hollande (C) flanked by Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore (2ndL), visit the Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu during his one-day visit in Mali, February 2, 2013. President Hollande flew to Mali on Saturday to support French troops fighting Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation and he visited the famed ancient city of Timbuktu that was recaptured from al Qaeda-allied fighters six days ago. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

France's President Francois Hollande (R) walks ahead of Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore (3rdR, partially hidden), as they visit the Grand Mosque in Timbuktu, during his one-day visit to Mali, February 2, 2013. French President Hollande flew to Mali on Saturday to support French troops fighting Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation and he visited the famed ancient city of Timbuktu that was recaptured from al Qaeda-allied fighters six days ago. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

A French soldier (L) and a Malian gendarme stand guard at the entrance door of the Djingareiber mosque, in the center of Timbuktu February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

France's President Francois Hollande (5thR) flanked by Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore (3dR), French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius (R) and UNESCO general director Irina Bokova from Bulgaria (C) visit the archives where documents were burnt in Timbuktu, the second step of his one-day visit in Mali, on February 2, 2013. Islamists had torched the building housing priceless ancient manuscripts as they fled the town. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore speaks beside France's President Francois Hollande (L) at the presidential palace in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. Hollande, accompanied by his ministers for defence, foreign affairs and development, was on a one-day trip to the Sahel nation to support French troops who in three weeks have ousted fighters allied with al Qaeda from Mali's main northern towns. REUTERS/Joe Penney

The crowd wave to French President and his Malian counterpart as they deliver a speech on February 2, 2013 at the Independence Square in Bamako. French President Francois 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. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images

France's President Francois Hollande (L) stands with Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore before placing flowers in homage to deceased Malian soldiers at the Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. France will withdraw its troops from Mali once the Sahel state has restored sovereignty over its national territory and a U.N.-backed African military force can take over from the French soldiers, Hollande said on Saturday. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A woman, wearing a dress with the colors of the French national flag, dances on the Independance square during the visit of French President in Mali on February 2, 2013 in Bamako. French President Francois 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. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images

People gather to greet French President Francois Hollande during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

France's President Francois Hollande (2nd L) joins hands with Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore after Traore spoke at Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. France will withdraw its troops from Mali once the Sahel state has restored sovereignty over its national territory and a U.N.-backed African military force can take over from the French soldiers, Hollande said on Saturday. REUTERS/Joe Penney

France's President Francois Hollande (C) is welcomed by Malian people as he arrives at Timbuktu, the second step of his one-day visit in Mali, on February 2, 2013. Hollande visits Mali as French-led troops work to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

People gather to greet French President Francois Hollande during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Malians cheer as France's President Francois Hollande (not pictured) speaks at Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. France will withdraw its troops from Mali once the Sahel state has restored sovereignty over its national territory and a U.N.-backed African military force can take over from the French soldiers, Hollande said on Saturday. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A Malian man painted in the colours of the French flag and with the words reading: "Welcome the savior Francois Hollande" poses for a picture before the arrival of France's President Francois Hollande at the Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013. France will withdraw its troops from Mali once the Sahel state has restored sovereignty over its national territory and a U.N.-backed African military force can take over from the French soldiers, Hollande said on Saturday. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Security surrounds France's President Francois Hollande (R) who is welcomed by Malians during his arrival at Timbuktu during his one-day visit in Mali on February 2, 2013. French President Hollande flew to Mali on Saturday to support French troops fighting Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation and he visited the famed ancient city of Timbuktu that was recaptured from al Qaeda-allied fighters six days ago. REUTERS/Fred Dufour/Pool

A Malian women cheers Malian soldiers arriving in a convoy at the military base in Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. French President Francois Hollande visited the fabled city for two hours, twenty days after the start of operation Serval. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A man waves at a convoy of French army vehicules as French soldiers arrive in Sevare, in the Mopti region of Mali, on February 1, 2013. President Francois Hollande prepared to visit Mali as French-led troops worked today to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. Hollande, whose surprise decision to intervene in Mali three weeks ago has won broad support at home, will travel to the fabled city of Timbuktu and hold a working lunch in the capital with Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore, the Malian presidency said. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images

People walk past a bank looted by the rebels of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) in Gao, on February 1, 2013. President Francois Hollande visits Mali on February 2, as French-led troops worked to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. Gao's light-skinned Arab and Tuareg residents face the violent anger of their black neighbours since French and Malian troops reclaimed the city from the rebels of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) on January 26. SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images

People gather to greet French President Francois Hollande at the Djingareiber mosque, in the center of Timbuktu February 2, 2013. Malians chanting "Thank you, France!" mobbed Hollande on Saturday as he visited the desert city of Timbuktu, retaken from Islamist rebels, and pledged France's sustained support for Mali to expel jihadists. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

A Tiger helicopter lands at the Mopti airport, in Sevare, on February 2, 2013. President Francois Hollande visits Mali today as French-led troops work to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images