Beyond Françafrique: How Francophone Africa Is Writing Its Own Future

"History is not a single river with one source. It is a delta — many channels, carrying the same water toward different seas."

"We gained flags and anthems in the 1960s, but we never fully regained control of our economies."
— Dr. Ndiaye Sékou, Senegalese economist

In 2022, a 60-year military architecture began to collapse. By 2026, nine French military bases had closed, three juntas had expelled French ambassadors, and a new continental alliance had issued its own passport, flag, anthem, and proposed currency — in under two years.

Beyond Françafrique is a rigorously sourced research mini book documenting the end of an era and the multiple, contested futures being written in its place — across Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chad, Ivory Coast, and the Alliance of Sahel States.

Inside, you'll find:

🗓️ Part I — The Collapse of the Architecture
A full 2022–2026 timeline of the military withdrawal: nine bases closed, three ambassadors expelled, ECOWAS sanctions, and the formal end of Françafrique's security framework.

🧠 Part II — Historicity Is Not Monolithic
Six competing, genuinely-held accounts of the same events — anchored in the Macron "thank you" controversy and its wildly divergent reactions across the continent, the diaspora, and Western capitals. No single account is adopted as definitive.

🌍 Part III — Self-Determination in Practice
The core chapters: Mali's gold nationalization and Barrick standoff — Niger's Orano/uranium seizure — Burkina Faso's populist-nationalist turn under Traoré — the Alliance of Sahel States' remarkably fast institution-building (bank, passport, flag, anthem, unified force, proposed "sira" currency) — Senegal's democratic-route sovereignty push — and the quieter negotiated exits of Chad and Ivory Coast.

⚖️ Part IV — The Honest Counterweight
Russia/Wagner's documented abuses undercutting the liberation narrative. The juntas' authoritarian turn. Senegal's fiscal reckoning fracturing its own reformist coalition. The costs of sovereignty, told straight.

🔭 Part V — Many Futures, Not One
Synthesis closing on the "many futures, not one" argument — plus full source notes compiled from regional reporting, institutional documents, and 2022–2026 developments.

What makes this different:

This book deliberately presents competing explanations side by side rather than adopting one as definitive. Consistent with Trivox Global Consulting's broader research approach, historicity is not monolithic — and a transformation this consequential deserves more than a single storyline.

📄 Format: Digital PDF — 15 pages
📎 Includes: Full 2022–2026 timeline, source notes, and verification methodology
✍️ Author: Louinel Jean, MEd — CEO & Lead Researcher, Trivox Global Consulting LLC — Diplomat | International Educator

Series: Trivox Global Consulting LLC — Strategic Research: Geopolitics & Sovereignty Intelligence

This work is an independent research synthesis for educational and strategic-briefing purposes. It presents multiple, sometimes irreconcilable perspectives on contested events and does not adopt any single account as definitive. It is not legal, investment, or policy advice.