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Stability in Mali: re-emergence of old French counterinsurgency models?

Stability in Mali: re-emergence of old French counterinsurgency models?

WAPSNAugust 19, 2016August 24, 20162

By Roel Van der Velde – In the last four years French forces have conducted major military operations in two African states. In 2013, the French government promised to ‘clean…

The French military in Africa: successes, challenges ahead?

The French military in Africa: successes, challenges ahead?

WAPSNApril 13, 2016May 11, 20160

By Tony Chafer – France has since January 2013 been engaged in two major new military operations in the Sahel/Sahara, but major problems persist. Operation Serval, the 2013 combined French-Chadian military…

France in Mali: myths and realities

France in Mali: myths and realities

WAPSNJanuary 11, 2016January 11, 20160

By Prof. Tony Chafer – The French intervention in Mali in 2013 was portrayed by many commentators at the time as another manifestation of la Françafrique. Tony Chafer argues that…

Hollande and Africa Policy

Hollande and Africa Policy

WAPSNNovember 30, 2015January 19, 2016

By Professor Tony Chafer – Studies of French Africa policy have traditionally focused on its neo-colonial basis and the often corrupt nature of the relations it engendered because of the…

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