Abstract
Foreign military bases are the important means for power projection. Particularly in Africa, French military bases are the symbol of its sphere of influence, which have been strengthening France’s protection of its economic, political, cultural, overseas national and security interests. The bases are of great significance to enhance French intervention capability, making it the most influential external power on African continent. After the Middle East upheaval in 2011, it is likely that France will come back to North Africa militarily and restore military presence in the region within a multilateral framework, so that its domestic Toulon military base, its military presence in North Africa, in Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Djibouti and in Abu Dhabi will be interconnected, entailing France a dominant player in the “Arc of Instability” which extends from West Africa to the Persian Gulf.
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