Abstract
The French military presence in Africa has been a major determinant of African political issues since 1960. The French army has stayed in Africa to accomplish several missions. Those missions were all aimed at maintaining stability. Some were intended to defend countries against foreign and internal threats; some were rather shaped to protect French expatriates and economic assets. The main problem entailed by this presence is the lack of sovereignty among African countries. The French-African bond is biased by the role played by the French army. Over the last forty years, France carried out many coups and supported disputed leaders. In the first part of the document, we will focus on military cooperation and in the second part, we will consider economic cooperation policies. Finally in the last part, we will try to understand the existence of cultural cooperation.
