Resentment Grows as France’s Neo-Colonial Presence in Africa Faces Rejection
Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, criticizing African nations for their “ingratitude” towards France’s counterterrorism efforts, have reignited debates on France’s waning influence in Africa. Macron, speaking at an ambassadors’ conference in Paris, claimed that Sahelian countries had “forgotten to thank” France for its military interventions, even suggesting that without French forces,…