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The strong military relationship between France and some African countries is founded on colonial ties, but with increasing anti-French sentiment in former colonies, France is losing some of its market share.
France ranks among the top suppliers of arms to Africa over the past 10 years, particularly because of the volume of military tech it sells to Egypt.
But the historically tight military ties between France and many of its former colonies in Africa have broken down, which can be seen in the arms trade data before and after recent military coups in francophone African countries.
Not only have French troops been expelled (or withdrawn), but many of these countries are no longer buying arms from France. Instead they are buying arms from other African countries, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and China, according to arms transfer data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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France ranks among the top suppliers of arms to Africa over the past 10 years, particularly because of the volume of military tech it sells to Egypt.
But the historically tight military ties between France and many of its former colonies in Africa have broken down, which can be seen in the arms trade data before and after recent military coups in francophone African countries.
Not only have French troops been expelled (or withdrawn), but many of these countries are no longer buying arms from France. Instead they are buying arms from other African countries, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and China, according to arms transfer data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Get the data used in this chart on DataDesk