Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence
Al JazeeraThe Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to remove pro-French leaders. Libreville, Gabon – “Traditional polarity is changing and with that Gabon must also change,” Michael Moussa-Adamo, Gabon’s foreign minister, told Al Jazeera shortly before the Central African country joined the Commonwealth last month. The two African countries were once considered “France’s back yard”, ruled by dynastic dictatorships supported by Paris. “The example of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea have created a buzz in Francophone Africa and will help similar ways of thinking in other countries across the region,” he said. “The leaders of Togo and Gabon are definitely following the situation and the perception of the young generation that is very negative towards France,” said Yabi.
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