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In Africa they say, ‘France, get out!’: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2024)

Originally published: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research on May 9, 2024 (more by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) |

France has long sought to undermine African sovereignty, from the national liberation struggles of the twentieth century to today. But Africa would not tolerate French dominion then, nor will it now. This newsletter seeks to better understand the wave of coups in the Sahel and the fervour for African sovereignty in the region.