Category: Africa
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Politique of the Françafrique
On the night of September 25th, 2025, mass youth protests began in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The protests were fueled by anger at frequent power cuts in the capital, but quickly turned into a wider social movement against the ruling elite.[1] One man in particular got much of the blame, that being president Andry…
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Francophile leaders
This short article is intended as an addition to the main article on the politics of the Françafrique, which I recommend you read first. This is not a comprehensive list of French relations with African countries, or a comprehensive analysis of France’s relationship with the countries mentioned. It is rather a collection of interesting, informative…
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The Sahel War
When discussing foreign policy in Africa, the war in the Sahel often serves as a backdrop, an explanation for French and other international military involvement. The war in Mali has been ongoing since 2012, and there has been no clear moment or defining event that has made it newsworthy since, apart from some media interest…
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French pullout of Africa
Ever since the end of the French colonial empire in the 1950s and 1960s, France has remained an important partner to most of its former African colonies. The system of military, political and economic cooperation of France in Central and Western Africa has been dubbed the “Françafrique”. French influence is maintained through the use of…
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Economy of the Françafrique
In 1960, 17 African countries achieved formal independence, in what is known as the “Year of Africa”. Of these 17, 14 were French colonies, and while France would still maintain some colonial outposts for years after (some even until today) the Year of Africa was also the death of the French colonial empire. Since then,…
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Two Years of War in Sudan
The war in Sudan has entered into its third year, and shows no signs of a speedy conclusion. On the one year anniversary of the war’s beginning I posted an article here about the war up until that point, and the political background for the fighting.[1] If you have not read it and do not…
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One year of war in Sudan
On the 15th of April 2023 a new war broke out in Sudan. Sudan’s largest paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), initiated attacks against their supposed allies in the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in nearly every major city across Sudan in what appeared to be some sort of an attempted coup. What started with…