Macron warns of sanctions if east Congo peace process is derailed
France has endured a recent messy breakdown in relations with some former colonies in West Africa and his first-time visits to Congo, Gabon, Angola, and Congo Republic this week reflect Macron's wish to turn the page., saying military bases would be co-run with host nations and commercial and other interests pursued with respect and humility.
Nevertheless signs of tension emerged later in the press conference, when Macron appeared to suggest the insecurity in Congo since 1994 was mostly its own fault.Eastern Congo has struggled with France's new approach comes amid a deepening security crisis in West Africa's Sahel region that has fueled anti-French protests and brought juntas to power in Burkina Faso and Mali which have"Macron is looking at how to respond to the wave of anti-French sentiment in the Sahel," said Pauline Bax, Africa Program Deputy Director at the International Crisis Group.
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