France to seek EU sanctions over foreign interference campaigns targeting Africa

France to seek EU sanctions over foreign interference campaigns targeting Africa

​French foreign ‌minister Jean-Noel Barrot ​said on Tuesday ‌he would ask for EU sanctions against people ‌responsible for foreign ‌interference campaigns targeting Cameroon and the Democratic Republic ⁠of ​Congo.

"In ⁠Africa and elsewhere, Vladimir ⁠Putin's Russia is attempting ​to manipulate public opinion ⁠in sovereign states in order ⁠to ​harm France's interests," he wrote ⁠in a post on ⁠social media ⁠platform X.

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