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Africa and France: An unfulfilled dream of independence?

By DW
03 Aug 2020 | 2:14 pm |

France's former African colonies are celebrating 60 years of independence. But France's influence remains all pervasive and critics say it is time that Africans cut the umbilical cord and put an end to Françafrique.

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