Common
French military withdrawal from West Africa (2022–2025)
Beginning in 2022, France began to withdraw military troops from several West African nations following decades of military presence and interventions. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad unilaterally terminated their defense agreements, unlike the Central African Republic, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast, where French forces withdrew without a formal cancellation of the agreements. The withdrawal coincided with increasing opposition to French military intervention in the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel, as well as numerous military coups either with French support or with French participation, particularly in the "Coup Belt". The withdrawal marked a fundamental shift in Franco-African relations, with several media outlets and geopolitical analysts stating that it represented the decline of Françafrique— France's sphere of military, economic, and geopolitical influence over its former colonies. The withdrawals also represented the shift of African interests away from security and development...
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free