France Tales

France still has bases and troops in its former African colonies, but their departure or downscaling has now been planned, while the level of French economic aid to the continent is at an all-time low. Just what are Sarkozy’s intentions towards the continent?
Jean-Marie Bockel was France’s secretary for international development for just eight months, until he said he wanted to “sign the death certificate of Françafrique”. (The term describes the secret private and public ties between most (…)

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