Nathaniel K Powell

A French soldier during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Operation Barkhane in Mali in 2017. Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA

The flawed logic behind French military interventions in Africa

It’s been 60 years since most of France’s former colonies in Africa gained independence. But France still maintains a significant military presence on the continent.

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