counted the cost on al jazeera a week you look at the world in business and economics this week france in africa despite vying to stop propping up straw men on the continent france is backing a libyan war northern chad s dictator it s all about the oil. all forces loyal to hell even have to have blockaded all ports and stopped pipeline strangling the economy much needed from. getting it done breaks it clears one hurdle but the long slog to news we find out what it means for one of the worst performing industrial economy. then france spent decades propping up straw men in africa many then welcome france s elected president and all macro promising to end what s known as franco freak when he came to power in 2017 but many say france is still up to its old games. in libya macron has thrown in his lot behind the renegade general headley for have to secretly supplying arms and training despite the un in libya s former colonial power italy backing the government in tripoli both are