Social Science Research Council

Let me tackle a few points raised by the comments on my paper:

1. Is French policy towards Chad a clear example of Françafrique at work?
In my paper, I do not account the reasons that pushed Paris and N’djamena to get closer in the 1990s. A number of those reasons are listed in the first International Crisis [...]

This is the third and final posting by Roland Marchal of CNRS/SciencesPo Paris on French policy towards Chad and Sudan.
From Urgence Darfour to Eufor
Kouchner, who had become a good friend of the SLM leader, Abdel Wahid Mohamed al-Nur, wanted to move things on Darfur. The very first day of his installation at the ministry he [...]

This is the second in a three-part posting by Roland Marchal of CNRS/SciencesPo Paris on French policy towards Chad and Sudan.

Elections time: a new dream team?
The French presidential elections took place early 2007. Nicolas Sarkozy had no history of contacts and friendships with African leaders; he had also shown little interest toward the continent. Yet, [...]

This is the first in a three-part posting by Roland Marchal of CNRS/SciencesPo Paris on French policy towards Chad and Sudan.
Over the last year, French official statements addressing the situation in Chad and Sudan have shown discrepancies, to say the least. For instance, after the 14 July announcement that Omar el-Bashir could be indicted by [...]