Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera, in his meeting with French leader Emmanuel Macron, responded harshly to the proposal of Russian trainers to withdraw from the CAR. The radio station reports this RFI.
“Tuadera explained to his French counterpart that he was “interacting with Russian officials within the framework of the agreement reached between the two countries in the field of defense and education” and added that the rest “did not concern him”, the report said.
It was noted that Macron considered the possibility of Russian instructors’ withdrawal from the Central African Republic as a condition for the republic’s rapprochement with France.
September 7 French leader spoke In an attempt to hold a parliamentary debate on the country’s strategy in Africa in the face of ongoing coups and Paris’s weakening influence on the continent.
Before this, former US Army intelligence officer Scott Ritter described the events taking place in Africa as a process of “decolonization”. will be reflected About the location of Paris in the region. According to Ritter, France has long dominated the region politically, economically and militarily.
On September 1, CNN reported on the coup in Gabon hit In Africa, in general, under the influence of France and the West. As Nigerian analyst Chris Ogunmodede told the TV station, the systems of government that existed in former French colonies and were imposed by Paris are no longer fit for this purpose.
Previously in France reputed Loss of position in Africa and strengthening of the role of the Russian Federation.