France’s historical colonisation achievements in West and Central Africa have taken a beating from a series of military coups, the latest in Gabon. Africans have lost patience with their leaders, viewing them as puppets of the French regime, and are demanding that the profits from the continent’s rich resources benefit local populations.
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A string of coups and heightened anti-French sentiment sweeping across West and Central Africa hold important political and military lessons for African governments and their international partners, analysts tell VOA. French influence has loomed large over its former colonies in West and Central Africa, well after the era of independence from foreign rule. But now…