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2023-03-15 Africa North

On the French military presence in Africa

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Posted by badanov 2023-03-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 The French military base serves as a logistics hub for French military operations and the protection of French merchant ships along the economic corridor.

Somebody needs to protect commercial traffic on the open ocean in that part of the world from Somali pirates. I'd give the French a pass in this case.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-03-15 12:06|| 2023-03-15 12:06|| Front Page Top

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