President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France’s military bases in Africa will gradually be co-run with their host nations, after Paris suffered a series of setbacks in its former sphere of influence. In a speech ahead of a trip to four African countries this week, Macron said France’s military will become less visible and the number of soldiers reduced, in an effort to defuse tensions in West Africa, where anti-French sentiment is on the rise.
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