President Emmanuel Macron is to lay out on Monday France's revamped political and military strategy for Africa, two days ahead of a tour of central African countries, as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
The French head of state is set to unveil on Monday"his priorities and his method to deepen the partnership between France, Europe and the African continent", the presidential office has said.
France still has thousands of troops in the region, including in Niger and Chad, but is seeking to redeploy some towards the Gulf of Guinea and tone down its presence on the ground. He criticised"the crimes of European colonisation" and called for a"truly new relationship" between Africa and Europe.He will arrive in Gabon, a former French colony, to attend the One Forest Summit on preserving forests along the vast Congo River basin.as part of a drive to enhance French ties with English- and Portuguese-speaking parts of Africa.
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