Achille Mbembe: "There are immense possibilities for transformation" of Africa-France relations
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Appointed by Emmanuel Macron, the Cameroonian historian presented the French president with a report bringing together 13 proposals to “refound” relations between Africa and France.
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By: Pierre Firtion Follow
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The Africa-France summit opens this Friday, October 8 in Montpellier, in the south of France. Entrepreneurs, representatives of civil societies, cultural and sport stakeholders… 2,500 to 3,000 people - including 700 from the continent - take part in the event. Small revolution: no African head of state was invited for the occasion. This meeting is "
exclusively devoted to youth and civil society
», In the words of the Élysée.
Emmanuel Macron will discuss this afternoon with a dozen young people from different countries of the continent.
Real linchpin of this summit, Achille Mbembe, will report on the work he has carried out since January 2021. The Cameroonian philosopher and historian launched from March to July more than sixty meetings with young people and representatives of civil societies in 12 countries of the continent.
The fruit of these "
dialogues
" gave rise to a report that the intellectual submitted Tuesday to the French president.
Report in which he formulates proposals to “
refound
” the relationship between France and the continent.
Achille Mbembe is the guest of Pierre Firtion.
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