Having heard a number of briefs about the Mali campaign C130 or CH47 would have come in handy.
The French
had (and operated) the C-130 in Mali. It was the A400M that would have been useful - ferrying the supplies directly from France to the point of need, rather than having to fly them into Bamako on C-17s before cross-decking them to C-130s and other tactical transports for delivery to the frontline.