What are France s interests in Africa?

Before 1960, France had many colonies in Africa, and after their independence, France was still the suzerain, and the official language was French. (Personal opinion).

After independence, France remained the suzerain" - the expression is incorrect.

During the period of colonial plunder, the whole of Africa was basically a French colony, and Africa was France's backyard, and France still has a strong influence on Africa until now.

Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo, Morocco.

The French colonies are: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Djibouti, Algeria, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Tunisia, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Central Africa.

West Africa: Senegal, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chard, Gabon, Republic of the Congo.

The following African countries were formerly colonized by France:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Albreda and Kunta Kinteh Island in the Gambia, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia.

French Bonisia, Solomon Islands, that small island in Africa, I don't know what it's called? French Guiana, St. Lucia, only remember so much.

South Africa, Algeria, etc.

A small town called Lamanère is the closest in Africa, in the Pyrenees.

The Pyrenees, located in the southwest of Europe, the mountain range starts from the Mediterranean Sea in the east and ends in the Atlantic Ocean in the west, separating the European continent from the Iberian Peninsula, and is also the natural border between France and Spain. In the Pyrenees there is the Celery Pyrenees National Park. Founded in 1967, the national park stretches for more than 100 kilometres along the border between France and Spain.

The scenery is spectacular, including meadows with lots of butterflies and snow-capped peaks all year round. The altitude and climate vary greatly, resulting in a diverse flora and fauna.

First of all, let's bai

Look at Africa. There are 54 countries in Africa, of which French is the local common language of 20, and this is the result of the long-term colonization of some African countries by French-speaking countries such as France and Belgium, so that the suzerainty of some African countries is France and other countries, and the political system, culture and etiquette have been greatly affected. Due to their wealth and power, local aristocrats and wealthy merchants went directly to France and other places to receive education, and they also recognized the cultural customs of France and other places, and emigrated. In addition, after World War II, France killed too many people, and the recovery of the country needed human resources, and colonial African blacks with the same language and culture could supplement part of the population.

That's because you can see a lot of blacks in France. Plus others, such as talent acquisition (e.g. in sports). and a decline in the birth rate of native-born whites, which will find a relative increase in blackness.

So from this point of view, it is understandable that France is considered to be the closest to Africa because there are relatively many black people in France.

Spain, on the other hand, does not have the same advantage as France in Africa, and there is no Spanish-speaking country in Africa.

Another country, Italy, is also very close to Africa, but there are also no Italian-speaking countries in Africa.

Therefore, in comparison, going to a foreign country with a language barrier must be much more inconvenient.

Currently, France only has "overseas territories" on a few islands off the coast of Africa, including:

a. Reunion Island (Overseas Department).

Reunion Island is a volcanic island in the Mascrean Islands in the southwestern Indian Ocean, 650 km from Madagascar to the west and 192 km from Mauritius to the northeast. The island is oval in shape, about 65 kilometers long, 50 kilometers wide, and has a coastline of 207 kilometers.

The island is located within the Tropic of Capricorn and latitude and longitude: 21° south latitude and 56° east longitude

It covers an area of 2,512 square kilometers and has a population of 840974 people.

b. French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

Including: 1. Archipel Kerguelen (7,215 square kilometers);

2. Amsterdam Island (?Le Amsterdam, 54 km²) and the island of Saint-Paul (?).Le Saint Paul, 7 sq km);

3. Archipel Crozet (505 km²);

4. Terre Adélie (area of 432,000 square kilometers).

5. The French Indian Ocean Islands (Geisher Reef, Indian Reef, Europa, Glorieuses Islands, Juan de Nueva, Tromland), with an area of square kilometers.

There are no colonies left in Africa today.

I don't think so. Yes, it's an island. There is French Guiana in South America.