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Aug 24, 2020
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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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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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