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France's new military command for Africa begins to take shape

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A French soldier from Operation Barkhane in northern Chad, on 2 June 2022.
A French soldier from Operation Barkhane in northern Chad, on 2 June 2022. © Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula/AFP

The new military coordination body, which is modelled on the United States Africa Command, is working to reorganise France's presence on the continent. In addition to preserving military outposts in West and Central Africa, the project entails closer cooperation with a handful of other African states, some of which are English-speaking.

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