The French, for what ever reason, don’t fight on their own soil very well. Even in their colonies.
However, when they go to Africa, they tend to solve the problem pretty well.
“However, when they go to Africa, they tend to solve the problem pretty well.”
North Africa, not so well (e.g. Algeria). Sub-Saharan Africa, yes, because the “fighters” are so inept and feckless. Back in the 1960s, Che Guevara tried to assist anti-western rebels in the Congo (led by Laurent Kabila among others). But he soon grew disgusted at their ineptness and corruption. Things haven’t changed.