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Western news outlets, through such speculative and superficial coverage, are sidelining African stakeholders from discussions regarding their own security.
Western media is missing the point
In a commentary for Afrique XXI, Olivier Blamanguin elaborates on the Fachoda Complex, according to which France’s colonial ambitions in Africa were driven by a futile, egotistical, almost childish rivalry with the UK, its long-time arch nemesis. France’s ideological enemy is now Russia, Blamanguin argues, as various African governments and military juntas are eying Moscow for military support. Moreover, vast campaigns of disinformation led by Russia in the Central African Republic speak to Putin’s aim to undermine the already weakening legitimacy of French military presence on the continent. …
Western media is missing the point