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Jan

28

Africana Studies Event

Africa, the West and the Durability of Historic Colonial Ties: Exploring the Growing Salience of la Françafrique in the 21st Century with Joe Gazeley

Location:
STEPS 101
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This lecture, based on his forthcoming book (Hurst and Oxford University Press), identifies the increasing salience of the idea of la Françafrique as new African military regimes deploy it as a tool of regime legitimation. It also highlights the deep flaws inherent to this idea,…
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11

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27