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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

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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,

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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

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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

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