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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
France’s biggest soft power lies in the reach of the French ... a drive to offer French lessons in most African cities. In a speech to students in Burkina Faso that year, before the two countries fell ...
France hands over last military base in Chad
France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...
Ghana News Agency (GNA) on MSN19h
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso leave West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, are officially leaving the regional economic bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday, after 50 years.The withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African ...
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France hands over last base in Chad amid withdrawal
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of ...
IgbereTV News15h
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Have Left, But Citizens’ Privileges Remain – ECOWAS
The three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one year’s notice for it ...