Geopolitical Changes in the African Sahel Region and the Future of French Influence

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 119 - 134, 01.12.2023

Ibrahim Nasser

https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-012-004-008

Abstract

The Sahel region is confronted with complex issues such as humanitarian crises and the spread of various forms of extremism and violence. Furthermore, the region is facing unprecedented economic deterioration, rising poverty and unemployment, military coups, international competition, and deterioration in environmental and climatic conditions. The presence of Fransa caused radical social changes in the region's peoples' collective consciousness. Therefore, this study discusses the Sahel region's chronic crises while also providing geopolitical assessments of the region's international and regional conflicts and investigating the reasons for the region's traditional French role.

Keywords

Sahel Region, Crises, Geopolitical changes, France

التغيرات الجيوبولتيكية بمنطقة الساحل الإفريقي ومستقبل النفوذ الفرنسي

Abstract

تعاني منطقة الساحل مشكلات معقدة، وتشهد أزمات إنسانية مختلفة، وانتشارًا للتطرف والعنف بصور متعددة، وتدهورًا اقتصاديًّا غير مسبوق، وتزايدًا في نسبة الفقر والبطالة، وانقلابات عسكرية متتالية، وتنافسًا دوليًّا، وتدهورًا في الظروف البيئية والمناخية، وتحولاتٍ اجتماعية جذرية طرأت على الوعي الجمعي لشعوب المنطقة تسببت في إشعال حالة من الحراك الثوري الرافض للوجود الفرنسي في دول الإقليم. ومن ثَمّ خُصِّصت هذه الدراسة لمناقشة الأزمات المزمنة التي تواجهها منطقة الساحل الإفريقي، فضلًا عن تقديم تقيمات جيوسياسية عن الصراع الدولي والإقليمي على المنطقة، وتستفسر عن أسباب تراجع الدور الفرنسي التقليدي في المنطقة.

Keywords

الساحل الإفريقي, الأزمات, التغيرات الجيوبولتيكية, فرنسا

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