FRENCH GENERAL: EUROPE MUST INTERVENE IN AFRICA

In the face of an anti-imperialist revolution unfolding across France's former colonies of the Sahel region, French army general François Gérard Marie Lecointre speaks in this @lefigaro clip about the need for greater European unity to re-engage in military action across Africa.Show more

He makes clear that European action in Africa would be a matter of protecting European interests. Lecointre suggested hardship and population growth in Africa would spill into Europe and that only Europe could solve Africa's problems.

His emphasis on European unity also sheds light on Europe's shared supranational foreign policy.

Meanwhile, after successful military coups in recent years in the Sahel, the unity and shared foreign policy of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—together known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—have been able to combat terrorist paramilitary groups without French intervention.

It seems as though European military leaders are clear on the need for a Pan-European policy and actions. Are Africans ready to adopt Pan-Africanism?

"Watch the whole @LeFigaro interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBe6GelWkxE