Up to these days --- Up to these days, French "diplomacy" in its former sub-Saharan colonies is still deeply rooted in these 3 principles hence the struggles in the recent years with what they call "anti-French sentiment" undermining over and over their influence to the benefits of rivals such as Chinese which are not necessarily any better but due to historical grieves and new political dynamics in the region (31 countries, the so-called "Françafrique" is struggling despite untiring attempt to revamp it with cultural/creative geopolitical hype)

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