France, Russia and the United States are racing against time to redefine their increasingly unpredictable relations with African states amid the war in Eastern Europe.
President Emmanuel Macron of France visited Cameroon, Benin, and Guinea-Bissau, from July 25 to 28 and addressed Africa’s multifaceted security challenges as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“France remains resolutely committed to the security of the continent, acting in support, and at the request, of our African partners,” Macron told a gathering of French expatriates in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde.
The French president denounced African leaders for failing to strongly and openly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….