African Policy of France in 2017–2023

The geopolitical transformations of modern times marked the beginning of the end of French dominance in Western and Central Tropical Africa. The article names the main determinants of the process of degradation of the French model of neo-colonialism. Among these, the author refers to the destruction of Libyan statehood, the ensuing invasion of militants of Islamist associations into the territory of the Sahel and the consolidation of Islamists into the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) unit, the uprising of the Tuareg in northern Mali and the proclamation of the unrecognized state of Azawad in the Sahel, the operation of the French troops “Barkhane” in the territory of the countries of the military-political bloc G5S.According to the author, the failure of operation “Barkhane”, the inability of the French troops to effectively resist Islamic terrorists provoked discontent among the citizens of the CAR, Mali and Burkina Faso. In these African states, coups d’état took place, as a result of which puppet pro-French political elites were removed from power and regimes oriented towards Moscow were established.

Keywords

Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Central African Republic, Russia, France, operation “Barkhanе”, PMC “Wagner”, military coup, Putin, Macron

Publication date

19.06.2023

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29066

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GOST	Filippov V. African Policy of France in 2017–2023 // Asia and Africa Today – 2023. – Issue 5 C. 65-73 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750025686-6-1 (circulation date: 01.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750025686-6
MLA	Filippov, Vasily "African Policy of France in 2017–2023." Asia and Africa Today 5 (2023):65-73. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750025686-6
APA	Filippov V. (2023). African Policy of France in 2017–2023. Asia and Africa Today (5), pp.65-73 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750025686-6

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