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How Emmanuel Macron Fell in Love With Africa’s Last Colony
Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson traveled to the port city of Dakhla, on the West African coast, to launch his budget airline’s ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major ...
The Economist9d
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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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
The common CFA franc currency, used by former French colonies in West and Central Africa, has been a big point of controversy. The currency, created in colonial times, is pegged to the French-used ...
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Senegal’s culture war against France’s colonial legacy
Senegal President Bassirou Diyomaye Faye has set up a government agency to rename Senegalese street names, a sign of the ...
CounterPunch14d
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...
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West Africa: France to Handover Last Military Base in Côte d'Ivoire As Retreat From West Africa Continues
France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further ...
Public Radio International13d
The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule
Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new edition of her mother's autobiography recounting her fight for African ...
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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 ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.
EconoTimes14d
What France loses by closing its military bases in Africa
Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...