Image by Jan Kameníček
The blog will be taking a short break over Easter, so to keep you going here’s 5 popular blog posts from the year so far.
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Image by Jan Kameníček
Tag: Mali
Image by Jan Kameníček
As the UK assistance to the French-led operation in Mali has already grown from logistical support to sending troops, the MoD will no doubt be planning for … Read the rest
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
In his novel Desert the noble prize winning French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio describes the two waves of destruction to which nomad cultures in the … Read the rest
Like every socialist French government of the post-Cold War era, President François Hollande had pledged to set an end to French interference in African affairs, to end “la Françafrique”. As … Read the rest