Liberia, March 26 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly declined a direct appeal from President Joseph Boakai to intervene in the escalating border dispute between Liberia and Guinea, according to multiple sources.

The reported decision underscores what senior Liberian officials describe as a carefully measured posture by Paris, reflecting both the evolving geopolitical realities in West Africa and France's increasingly cautious engagement in disputes involving Francophone states.

The refusal, sources say, comes at a critical moment when Liberia had been seeking to leverage France's historical ties with Guinea to help de-escalate a situation marked by growing military presence and competing territorial claims along the shar...