Mali, Central African Republic: is France retreating?
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French President Emmanuel Macron stands next to the logo of Operation Barkhane, France's largest military operation abroad, in Gao, northern Mali, Friday, May 19, 2017 (Photo illustration) AP - Christophe Petit Tesson
By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow
21 mins
After adjustments to its military cooperation with Mali, Paris announced this week the freezing of its budgetary aid to the Central African Republic.
Two countries, two different situations, but which suggest that France is recording a decline in historical areas of influence on the continent.
Real retreat?
How to explain it and what future for the relations?
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With our guests
Caroline Roussy
, researcher at IRIS, responsible for the Africa program and
Roland Marchal,
researcher at the International Research Center (CERI) of Sciences Po.
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Central African Republic
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