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Africa: 'Too Arrogant, Too Sure of Itself' France Confronts Its Legacy in Africa

AllAfrica · 23 Oct 2026

[RFI] Fifteen years after France promised a new relationship with Africa, Paris is still struggling to reconcile its rejection of colonial-era interference with its desire to retain influence on the continent. RFI Africa specialist Christophe Boisbouvier argues in a new book that France can still build a partnership of equals - based on respect rather than arrogance or domination.

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