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Macron tilts to Anglophone Africa after Sahelian exits

After a spate of reverses in the region, the French President is boosting ties with Ghana and Nigeria

One data point sums up the commercial stakes: there are more French companies in Nigeria than there are in the rest of West Africa. It also painted the backdrop for President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Paris on 28-29 November, the first by a Nigerian head of state since Olusegun Obasanjo’s trip in 2000.

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