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Nigeria’s perilous French gambit
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Nigeria's deepening diplomatic and strategic relationship with France represents a significant shift from decades of policy aimed at limiting French influence in West Africa, with critics arguing the arrangement primarily benefits connected business interests rather than the broader population.
Nigeria’s perilous French gambit
Nigeria’s increasingly close relationship with France marks a departure from six decades of foreign policy aimed at reducing French influence in West Africa. An increasingly close relationship with a power that has long sought to undermine Nigerian influence in West Africa will benefit only politically connected business elites.
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