Translating rhetoric into practice - The case of French aid to Cameroon - Grand Format

This book while portraying the most precious substance of the Franco-African relationships, under the prism of Cameroon, plunges into the arcanes of colonial and post-colonial policies. It stands out as a reference when it comes to understanding the everlasting Francafrique as well as the revolutionary wind coming from the new African generations. It outlines the pivotal periods of the pre and post-colonial eras, as far as the franco-cameroonian relations are concerned.
It focuses precisely on the post 1997 timeframe, which was associated to a theorical and political will to move from a self-centered, clientelism-based French policy in Africa towards a development-based one. However it appears that the official French rhetoric on aid policy to Africa, has not been till date in line with the actual implementation of the policy on the field, much more the actions taken, the put in place cooperation instruments have been aiming at consolidating French influence and power in Africa, as well as in the case study Cameron.