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Fixing Françafrique
Macron’s African Ambitions

The French President wants to mend his country’s paternalistic policy toward its former African colonies—but his trip to the region foretells more continuity than change.

Published on: December 5, 2017
James Barnett is a researcher at the Hudson Institute focusing on security in Africa and the Middle East. He recently returned from a year in East Africa where he was a Boren Scholar.
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