The Sahel Crisis: The Emergence of Moscow Influence and the Decline of Paris Sphere of control

The main objective of this study is to uncover recent political developments in relation to the extraordinary and unprecedented rupture between important States in the Sahel region of West Africa and France. This work also highlights the circumstances surrounding the most disturbing features of the turn of events, which stem from the fact that not only did these West African countries share cultural, political, and historical backgrounds with France as former colonies, but their social economic development was tightly and practically subservient to the French government. Many were surprised by the remarkable face-off between the Sahel States, as well as how they took turns in their abrupt shift in policies and massive breakaway from France to Russia, which was viewed as a more stable partner. To this purpose, the article attempts to look into and investigate the rate of development in terms of the different bilateral agreements that have emerged between Russia and these countries. More crucially, these articles examine the extent to which these partnerships impair the sovereignty of these States.