France and Africa: complicated relations, vague prospects
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2023-4-94-108
Abstract
Aim. To analyze the influence of France in its former colonies on the African continent in the context of globalization and radical changes in the world order.
Methodology. In the course of the study, the following scientific methods were applied: analysis and synthesis, deduction, and dialectic method.
Results. The author comes to the conclusion that in order to maintain and strengthen its position in Africa, France will have to radically revise the style and methods of cooperation with the countries of this continent.
Research implications. Studying the policy and miscalculations of France in the region traditionally considered as its patrimony contributes to the development of optimal criteria and approaches to cooperation, taking in consideration the changed global situation
About the Author
N. Shmeleva
MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nadezhda V. Shmeleva – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., the French language Department
Prospect Vernadskogo 76, Moscow 119454
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