FREXIT ''France Takes A Big L'' France Waning Influence In Africa As More Countries Cut Ties With It

Reneilwe Morema reports on Ivory Coast President Kicking Out French Troops in the country after President Macron has angered West African allies by implying African countries were ungrateful for France's decade-long military deployment.
French President Emmanuel Macron has irked West African leaders, particularly in Chad and Senegal, after lamenting that African countries "forgot to say thank you" for France's decade-long military deployment to fight an Islamist insurgency during a meeting with French ambassadors.

This follows Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's announcement that the 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion at Port-Bouet in the capital, Abidjan, where French troops are stationed, would be handed over to domestic forces this month. With the withdrawal of its troops from the Ivory Coast, France now retains forces in Africa in only Djibouti and Gabon