Impact Of France’s Foreign Policy On Stability Of Sub-Saharan African States

In conducting this study of the impact of French foreign policy on the stability of sub-Saharan African states,we set ourselves the following four objectives:to find out why French foreign policy does not bring stability to the DRC,to analyze the internal and external stakes of stability in the DRC,to analyze the impact of French foreign policy on the stability of the DRC,and finally,to meet the challenges of the paradox of French foreign policy in the face of the stability of the DRC.In addition to its introduction and conclusion,our thesis has three main parts.In the first part,we first analyzed the chaos of Sub-Saharan Africa from colonial times to the present day,then we discovered why this chaos has become and finally,we determined who the new actors in this chaos are.In the second part,the discussions first revolve around the analysis of internal and external issues,the identification of the internal and external actors of the stability of the DRC.Next,the role played by the major powers in the crises in the African Great Lakes region,more specifically the DRC.Finally,our analyses focus on the modalities of impact of French foreign policy,the role of the Francophony in French foreign policy in the DRC and the role of France in the field of defense and security in the DRC.As for the third part,we assess the impact of French foreign policy and address some of the challenges of the paradox of French foreign policy in the face of the stability of the DRC.As far as France’s foreign policy is concerned,it does not provide an effective solution to the stability of the DRC,as French policy constitutes both an opportunity and a threat to the stability of the DRC.Among the opportunities offered by France’s African policy towards the DRC are defense and security agreements,support for the Francophony in the electoral processes and the promotion of education for the DRC,resolutions initiated by France in the UN Security Council and bilateral and multilateral peacekeeping operations,which have enabled the DRC to benefit from a number of French support measures under UN and EU mandates in the areas of military operations,technical and logistical support and training for the armed forces and the Congolese national police.However,the economic interests that France must derive from the DRC and from these operations constitute a threat to the stability of the DRC.For the interests of Western powers,and France in particular,are profitable when it maintains a weak power,supports certain dictators and warlords in the DRC,while arming local and foreign armed groups that oppose national institutions and security forces to enable them to maintain the war,and continues to take advantage of this crisis situation to exploit and purchase natural resources at an unbeatable price.