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Le Monde Diplomatique

Has France lost its way in the Sahel?

Niger Minister of National Defence Alkassoum Indatou (L) and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (R) leave a joint press conference at the presidency in Niamey on July 15, 2022. © AFP Bertrand Guay

France wants to achieve its ends mainly by defeating jihadists militarily, whereas local leaders want to secure political solutions through talks. Which looks a lot like a replay of old colonial-era dynamics, Rémi Carayol writes in this month's Le Monde Diplomatique.

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