How French Neo-Colonialism Destabilized Africa’s Sahel, w/ Hannah Armstrong

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Africa’s Sahel region encompasses Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad and has been an arena of French colonialism, liberation struggles, ongoing imperialist interventions, the war on terror, and coups d’etat. To discuss this and more Rania Khalek, was joined by Hannah Rae Armstrong, a long-time researcher with years of experience living and working in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and then covering the Sahel for the International Crisis Group from her base in Senegal.Hannah’s latest article in Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/morocco/2022-05-12/north-africas-frozen-conflict

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