Heavy Gunfire Reported at Burkina Faso Military Base
TimeAPR 1 2022
Local resentment, as well as diplomatic and military failures, only increased despite Macron claiming his administration deepened ties in the region. West African affairs have been disrupted for decades by the West, and this French transfer of troops from one country to another will only spread destabilization.
At the request of West African leaders, France has stepped up to aid their allies in the region not just through military assistance, but to educate the countries' youth and build stronger ties between the aging political leadership and younger generations. France continues to be a strong, peacebuilding partner in the Sahel.