French Geopolitics in Africa: From Neocolonialism to Identity
French Geopolitics in Africa: From Neocolonialism to Identity

Summary/Abstract: This article is placed within the post-colonial theory of geopolitics. Its goal is to prove the hypothesis that 'France's' declining influence in material terms (traditional geopolitics) has not had much influence on its colonial identity constructs (post-colonial geopolitics)'. Analysing the relations between France and Africa I try to show that France once had substantial influence on Africa, and in turn, Africa was an important source of French identity. With the neoliberal changes France started to lose its influence, but as Sarkozy's speech in Dakar shows, Africa remains an important source of French identity.

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