Can Macron’s Kenya visit revive French influence in Africa?
France is facing deepening resentment in former African colonies where it once had political influence.

France is facing deepening resentment in former African colonies where it once had political influence.



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Experts say ISIL and al-Qaeda-linked groups use drones to target army positions with IEDs and to gather intelligence.
It’s the latest of several measures that rights groups say are shrinking the civic space in the Sahel nation.
Interior Minister says multiplication of political parties has fuelled divisions and weakened social cohesion.
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Holders Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and now face Egypt in quarterfinals.
Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.
Burkina Faso book second place in Group E at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Sudan.

A recent summit of The Alliance of Sahel States has raised security and economic hopes for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.
The West African countries say the bans are equivalent to those imposed on their citizens by the United States.