Former African Colonies of France in the Focus of Attention of the Great Powers
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https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:D/2021.12.3.055Keywords:
France, the former African colonies, the great powers, the USSR, the USA, China, the EU, multilateral diplomacyAbstract
The growing attention of the great powers to the mineral-rich African region with other potentials was the reason why the African continent became a subject of conflict of interest and competition. In this context, in a number of parts of the region, including the former French colonies, there was a struggle between the United States, the USSR, China. Against the background of the political interests of the major international players in Africa France has moved from a unilateral policy to a multilateral one, in which the traces of the creation of the EU are more noticeable․
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