{"id":82524,"date":"2023-02-03T10:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/france-hits-back-at-russia-over-african-colonialism-jibe"},"modified":"2023-02-03T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:32:22","slug":"france-hits-back-at-russia-over-african-colonialism-jibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/france-hits-back-at-russia-over-african-colonialism-jibe","title":{"rendered":"France hits back at Russia over African colonialism jibe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b> by Nur Asena Erturk<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>France on Thursday shot back at Russia for its accusations of \u201ccolonial\u201d treatment of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to an Anadolu question at a news conference, French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre denounced what she termed Russia\u2019s \u201cneocolonial political involvement\u201d in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Legendre, though, emphasized that France is not at war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rise of tensions in Ukraine stems from Moscow targeting its civil infrastructure,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Legendre\u2019s remarks were in response to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova\u2019s comments on Wednesday, who accused France of continuing to treat African countries \u201cfrom the point of view of its colonial past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrench colonialism on the African continent has ended. The era when African countries had to ask someone, in particular France, before making a sovereign decision has ended,\u201d Zakharova told Anadolu at a news briefing in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>She said Russia is building relations with Africa \u201coutside the context of the influence of the French.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not interested in what they say in Paris. We are interested in what each individual country says and the African Union says, we are interested in their position,\u201d said Zakharova.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Nur Asena Erturk Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. France on Thursday shot back at Russia for its accusations of \u201ccolonial\u201d treatment of Africa. Responding to an Anadolu question at a news conference, French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre denounced what she termed Russia\u2019s \u201cneocolonial political involvement\u201d in Africa. 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