France and Africa

Abstract

Offers a bold account that provides solid academic analyses in understanding France;‘s position on the African continent, defined in the author;‘s offering of 11 critiques in which he tests France;‘s position in Africa of either-a realist critique; or a liberal idealist critique; or a pan-Africanist critique; or an anti-imperialist critique; or an “affordable influence” critique; or a postcolonial critique; or a cultural relativist critique; or a progressive political critique; or a “decline-and-fall” or “end-of-empire” critique; or a patriotic defence critique; or an international law critique. Thereby the author provides empirical evidence on France;‘s “over-stretched” transition between the Françafrique of yesterday and the France-Afrique of tomorrow which is able to assess whether Paris could hold sway.