ANTI-FRENCH SENTIMENT IN AFRICA: HOW AN ESCALATION IN GLOBAL POLITICS COULD AFFECT FRENCH CITIZENS AND ASSETS ACROSS THE CONTINENT

ANTI-FRENCH SENTIMENT IN AFRICA: HOW AN ESCALATION IN GLOBAL POLITICS COULD AFFECT FRENCH CITIZENS AND ASSETS ACROSS THE CONTINENT

   Wed, 04 November 2020

Anti-French sentiment is emerging once again across the Muslim world following controversy over the republishing of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. While much attention has been focused on how such sentiment has manifested in France itself, as well as in the Middle East and South Asia, we explore the risks in sub-Saharan Africa.