November 2010
France in Africa
From Paternalism to Pragmatism
When President Sarkozy arrived at the Elysée in 2007, he vowed to change France’s relationship with its former colonies and put an end to Françafrique. The president has sometimes lapsed into paternalistic language, and there are vestiges of the past in the powerful networks and francophone cultural attachment. But France is slowly adopting more pragmatic policies in Africa.
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Cristina Barrios
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