In an article published on 1 May with The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Youssef Tobi highlights the French tendency to use force to address tensions in Africa and how it comes in contradiction with president Macron’s foreign policy declarations advocating for soft approaches. For Tobi, such a contradiction can be clearly perceived in France’s strategy towards Libya, where it officially supports the UN-led plan for stabilisation while supporting General Haftar in the hope that placing a strongman in Libya would put an end to chaos.Click here to read the article.
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The contradictions in France's policies towards Africa