Conclusion: setting the agenda for new Franco-Africa relations in the twenty-first century / Nicasius Achu Check, Korwa Gombe Adar and Ajume Wingo. Part One: Contextual and conceptual approaches. French and East African relations : securitisation of France's geostrategic and geopolitical national interests / Korwa Gombe Adar and Mercy Kathambi Kaburu -- French-Africa changing foreign and security policy : real change or diplomatic propaganda? / Francis Onditi and Abib Sene -- France and the evolution of sub-regional integration in Central Africa : the case of CEMAC / Nicasius Achu Check -- 'Francophonie Africa' works! / Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe -- Violence, freedom, and African cosmopolitanism in contemporary Francophone African fiction / Heike Harting -- Security reform of French-African policy cooperation : incremental process / Christiane Rafidinarivi -- Part Two: Country case studies. Senegalese-French relations : the historical and intellectual resources of a 'special relationship' / Amy Niang -- Françafrique and the resurgence of the French military in Africa : the case of the Ivorian crisis / Richard Obina Iroanya -- France and the Linas-Marcoussis agreement on Côte D'Ivoire : implications for Africa's continental integration / Nicasius Achu Check -- Cooperation through military agreements between France and the Great Lakes Region during the post-colonial period : the Case of Rwanda from 1975 to 1994 / Salathial Muntunutwine -- Security versus democratisation : French priorities in Tunisia's transitional period (2011-2014) / Ahmed Ali Salem -- Conclusion: setting the agenda for new Franco-Africa relations in the twenty-first century / Nicasius Achu Check, Korwa Gombe Adar and Ajume Wingo.
Summary:
This edited book is a compendium of research work on France's contentious and sometimes complicated African policy. It attempts to assess France's policy issues that may have contributed to or influenced the consistent economic, political, social and security crises in former French colonies on the African continent. The book highlights how the Franco-African foreign and security policies, especially in the post-colonial era, perpetuate the colonial policies of assimilation, association and integration. In the pursuit of these policies, the chapters in the book highlight instances of domination, continuity and change in France's economic, cultural and political grip on Francophone African countries.
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