Afro Eurasian Studies Journal Vol 3. Issue
1, Spring 2014
Understanding
French Foreign and Security Policy towards Africa: Pragmatism or Altruism
Abdurrahim Sıradağ
Abstract
France has deep
economic, political and historical relations with Africa, dating back to the
17th century. Since the independence of the former colonial countries in Africa
in the 1950s and 1960s, France has continued to maintain its economic and
political relations with its former colonies. Importantly, France has a special
strategic security partnership with the African countries. It has intervened
militarily in Africa more than 50 times since 1960. France has especially
continued to use its military power to strengthen its economic, political and
strategic relations with Africa. For instance, it deployed its military troops
in Mali in January 2013 and in the
Central African Republic in December 2013. Why does France actively get
involved in Africa militarily? This research will particularly uncover the main
motivations behind the French foreign and security policy in Africa.
Key
words: Francophone Africa, France, Foreign Policy,
Africa,
economic interests.
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