Decline of France in Africa

We are witnessing the erosion of France’s once-dominant influence in Francophone Africa, a region once considered as a geopolitical "backyard" for Paris. Is a new awakening sweeping across the region and is France fighting back to regain lost ground? France is in trouble across Africa, from Senegal to Algeria and Mayotte. People are saying enough is enough. Is France planning to destabilize African countries that oppose its hegemony?