What is la Francafrique without coups, despots, and nepotism?
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with President Ali Bongo Ondimba (R) during a bilateral meeting at Presidential Palace in Libreville, Gabon on March 1, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
So, there have been some coups in West Africa. In countries which are French-speaking, and which belong to the group of African countries dubbed la Francafrique. The nickname came about because the French model of colonisation was quite different from the Anglo model.
Theories of race and racial hierarchy were a bit looser, leading to more intermingling of people and culture even as France and Frenchness remained the ultimate characteristics.
