The recent political and diplomatic tensions between Mali and France may
be symptomatic of what to expect in the relations between Africa and the
Western world in the future. More and more countries in the Sahel and
beyond, francophone or anglophone, rise to challenge French interference
in Sahelian and African matters, their military presence, their continued
predatory political, financial, and economic schemes.
The popular anti-French uprising has slowly turned into a pan-African
movement of civil society organizations through social media. Worldwide
marches and demonstrations on behalf of Mali by pan-African youth and
other groups have contributed to expose the French and Western predatory
policies on the continent.
Presented by: Kassim Kone Ph.D.
- Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Location: Corey Union Fireplace Lounge