Chad: Legacies of France's African Empire
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Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss France's relationship with its African colonies, specifically Chad. Chad became part of the French empire during the Scramble for Africa and successfully gained its independence in 1960 following the empire's disbandment. France's response to this change was to form alliances with its former colonies in order to maintain some of the political and economic benefits they had garnered during their colonisation. These alliances still stand today, with the French government providing military support, overlooking human rights violations, and influencing Chad's currency. Franco-African relations poses an interesting question, whether France can ever leave Africa?
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Sources for further reading:
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Chad/History
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/french-equatorial-africa
- France's Wars in Chad: Military Intervention and Decolonization in Africa
- https://newafricanmagazine.com/16585/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14898197
- https://www.ft.com/content/cea9cdd9-c500-41bc-a2ae-2e4c01eaf2e8
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8091373.stm
- https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/14/president-deby-chad-greatest-threat-to-stability
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/africa/france-airstrikes-chad.html
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2017/07/12/the-cfa-franc-french-monetary-imperialism-in-africa/
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