Operation Barkhane
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Operation Barkhane was a counterinsurgency operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022. It was led by the French military against Islamist groups in Africa's Sahel re
French soldiers of the 126th Infantry Regiment and Malian soldiers, 17 March 2016
A French military helicopter over the Nigerien town Madama, which serves as a forward operating base for the French, Niger and Chad armies
French soldiers from the Mountain Commando Group inspecting Malian travelers northeast of Gao in June 2017.
A heavily damaged French VBCI armoured vehicle burns after an attack on a French patrol in the city of Gao.
Françafrique
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In international relations, Françafrique is France's sphere of influence over former French and Belgian colonies in sub-Saharan Africa. The term was derived from the expression France-Afrique, notably
Operation Barkhane
…Retailleau and Christian Cambon, ask the president to review his strategy. Much of the criticism of the French intervention revolves around the concept of Françafrique, a pejorative term used to describe the alleged neocolonial practices of France in its former African colonies. List of battles involving France in…
Charles de Gaulle at the inauguration of the Brazzaville Conference, 1944
French radio operator in a jeep during Operation Léopard
President of France François Hollande with King Mohammed VI of Morocco and other world leaders in Marrakesh