Macron is expected to outline France's revamped strategy for Africa two days of a four-nation tour of central African countries as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron is to outline on Monday France's revamped strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some of its former colonies.
The president has insisted Africa is a priority of his second mandate in power, and in July he undertook a trip to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. He criticised "the crimes of European colonisation" and called for a "truly new relationship" between Africa and Europe.France has fallen out with new military authorities in Mali and Burkina Faso, withdrawing its troops from both former French colonies after years helping the authorities battle jihadists there.
Reports have also suggested Wagner is seeking to implant itself in Burkina Faso, claims Moscow dismissed last week. 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.The French president was also to reiterate the need to boost ties in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
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