French military interventions in Africa

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component of French foreign policy foreign military operation military intervention

French military interventions in Africa are a series of operations by France’s armed forces across the continent, often aimed at crisis management, counterinsurgency, and supporting allied governments in its former colonies.

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French military interventions in Africa canonical	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of French foreign policy ⓘ foreign military operation ⓘ military intervention ⓘ
carriedOutBy	French Air and Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ French Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ French Special Forces Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversy	accusations of neo-colonialism ⓘ civilian casualties ⓘ domestic political debate in France ⓘ
coordinatedWith	European Union missions NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping missions NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicScope	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPurpose	counterinsurgency ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ crisis management ⓘ protection of French nationals ⓘ protection of economic interests ⓘ stabilization of former colonies ⓘ support of allied governments ⓘ
influencedBy	Françafrique NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO partnerships ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ defense cooperation agreements ⓘ post-colonial ties ⓘ
initiatedBy	Government of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	UN Security Council mandates ⓘ bilateral defense agreements ⓘ host nation invitation ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation Azalée NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barkhane NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barracuda NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Boali NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Corymbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Licorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Mamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Noroît NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Sangaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Serval NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tacaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Turquoise NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Épervier NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	long-term French military bases in Africa ⓘ security cooperation programs with African states ⓘ
supportedBy	African Union in some cases ⓘ Economic Community of West African States in some cases ⓘ
timePeriod	21st century ⓘ Cold War ⓘ post-Cold War era ⓘ
typicalHostCountry	Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Operation Licorne → partOf → French military interventions in Africa ⓘ