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Opposite responses from Paris and Beijing to last week's #malicoup
underscore the risks #China accepted in the last decade
to supplant France as "most-favored" superpower in West Africa
and gain access to minerals, chemicals and metals that drive econ and military
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underscore the risks #China accepted in the last decade
to supplant France as "most-favored" superpower in West Africa
and gain access to minerals, chemicals and metals that drive econ and military
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With the exception of Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Nigeria,
France has been part of the West African community for >100yrs
spreading lingua franca from Dakar to N'Djamena
and creating economies supported by the #French Franc which has proven valuable in post-colonial AF
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France has been part of the West African community for >100yrs
spreading lingua franca from Dakar to N'Djamena
and creating economies supported by the #French Franc which has proven valuable in post-colonial AF
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#Beijing undervalued the bonds that had developed between Paris and many West African countries following the end of colonialism
which included programs to assist members of former French colonies to apply for French citizenship.
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which included programs to assist members of former French colonies to apply for French citizenship.
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