Gérard Prunier is a renowned historian of contemporary Africa, author of, 'inter alia', the acclaimed 'The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide' and of 'The Country that Does Not Exist: A History of Somaliland', both published by Hurst.

'An indispensable critical analysis of la Françafrique. It makes for pleasant and entertaining reading, at times witty and even ironic. An essential contribution to our understanding of the strange, almost incestuous relationship between a former Metropole and its erstwhile colonies.'

• Foreword 1. Genealogy: From Colonization to Decolonization: The Ambiguity of a Word 2. Rough and ready: The Françafrique heydays (1960–81) 3. Mitterrand’s non-reforms 4. The Big Sleep (1995–2012) 5. Françafrique is not dead, it is merely fading away (2012-21) 6. What is left after dismantling, spreading oneself thin, picking up the pieces and hoping to plug the gaps? (2021-24) Conclusion NotesSelection Bibliography

Gérard Prunier is a renowned historian of contemporary Africa, author of, 'inter alia', the acclaimed 'The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide' and of 'The Country that Does Not Exist: A History of Somaliland', both published by Hurst.

'An indispensable critical analysis of la Françafrique. It makes for pleasant and entertaining reading, at times witty and even ironic. An essential contribution to our understanding of the strange, almost incestuous relationship between a former Metropole and its erstwhile colonies.'

• Foreword 1. Genealogy: From Colonization to Decolonization: The Ambiguity of a Word 2. Rough and ready: The Françafrique heydays (1960–81) 3. Mitterrand’s non-reforms 4. The Big Sleep (1995–2012) 5. Françafrique is not dead, it is merely fading away (2012-21) 6. What is left after dismantling, spreading oneself thin, picking up the pieces and hoping to plug the gaps? (2021-24) Conclusion NotesSelection Bibliography