![](https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/21223903/niger-action-france-nato-united-states-420x315.jpeg)
Nothing good comes of France
France is not a new problem for Africa. Since the 19th century, its stood in the way of the continent’s self-determination.
1 Article by:
Mbaye Bashir Lo is associate professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern studies and international comparative studies at Duke University.
France is not a new problem for Africa. Since the 19th century, its stood in the way of the continent’s self-determination.