Spotlight | West Africa
Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Port-Bouët camp, Ivory Coast, December 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Port-Bouët camp, Ivory Coast, December 2019. © Media Coulibaly/Reuters
The "re-articulation" of France's military presence in Africa, announced by President Macron in February, is taking shape. Plans to drastically reduce numbers at the country's permanent bases in West Africa are already well advanced. [...]
Published on 09.05.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot, Paul Deutschmann
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