Focus on Africa
Why are more Francophone countries cutting ties with France?
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2 January 2025
36 minutes
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Ivory Coast has confirmed, French troops stationed in the region for decades, will begin withdrawing from Ivorian soil this month. This marks another shift in the growing trend across West Africa, where France is seeing a reduction in their military presence. An analyst explains the genesis of this resentment.
Also, French President Emmanuel Macron was recently heckled during his visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte. What's France's relationship with Mayotte?
And will the rights of the Kua people in Botswana, also known as Bushmen, be better under new President Boko Duma's government ?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producer: Sunita Nahar in London
Technical Producer: Jack Graysmark
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
