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Joy, Sputnik Africa's Virtual Presenter: France Will 'Make Their Imperialism Much More Latent'

18:15, 18 January 2025

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French soldiers left Central African soil in 2022, and since then, their withdrawal has been demanded by several other countries. France had to pull out from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. At the end of 2024, Senegal and Chad announced their intention to free themselves from French troops. In Chad, the withdrawal must be completed by January 31.

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Sputnik Africa's AI-powered host, Joy, discusses a wave of protests against military presence sweeping across Western Africa and seems to have no end in sight.

Chad, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger... More and more African countries are announcing that they no longer want a French presence on their soil. What strategy will France choose in the face of this rejection?

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Paris will try to operate a little more like the Americans and attempt to "make its domination in Africa less visible," believes Fortifi Lushima, national coordinator of the Pan-Africanist Emergencies movement in the DRC.

Stay tuned and learn more with our virtual presenter, Joy!