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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...
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A weakened France bids Africa adieu
The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...
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France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...
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Why African countries are ousting France’s military, one by one
Since the independence of French colonies in Africa ... retain influence and protect political regimes favorable to France. “The countries of Francophone Africa want a change in the nature ...
France's military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states
France military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty But there ...
France starts 2025 with fresh controversy, questions over Africa
France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron.