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A Dying Françafrique?

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A Dying Françafrique?

On why France is no longer the unchallenged major global power in francophone Africa and what it means for the region (and for France)

Ken Opalo
Feb 22, 2023
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I: Declining French economic and political influence

In a recent tweet the French defense minister, Sebastien Lecornu, complained about the portrayal of French troops in the popular film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. A scene in the film portrays a group of mercenaries, who appear to be French, being paraded for conspiring to steal the mythical Wakand…

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