“I think someone forgot to say thank you.” This loaded statement, made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the 30th annual Ambassadors’ Conference in Paris, reveals much about the state of French ...

Ivory Coast announced that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.

France's reputation in its former African colonies has been tainted for a while. A recent speech by President Emmanuel Macron ...

Where does France have troops in West Africa, and why? Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political, and military sway dubbed ...

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, Paris has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway which at the time had been dubbed Françafrique, including having ...

In 2023, Macron promised a “new security partnership” with reduced numbers of French troops on the continent in a process he said would be based on needs expressed by African partners. Earlier ...

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, Paris has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway which at the time had been dubbed Françafrique, including having thousands ...