President Emmanuel
Macron
will visit French troops in Africa on Friday, a source close to the new leader said on Tuesday.
Aides have said he is expected to go to Mali where about 1,000 soldiers are based as part of Paris' West African counter-terrorism force.
The source added that the new French government's first cabinet meeting would take place on Thursday.
Macron spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after his election win on Sunday, promising to visit Berlin soon, and discussed Brexit with British Prime Minister Theresa May, sources said.
He will be an important player in Britain's looming negotiations with the European Union on exiting the bloc.
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