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Cultural Trip to Côte d’Ivoire: Days 1-2
When Mrs. Patricia Mertz from Ivory Coast Mothers and Children (ICMC) invited me to visit a village where she had spent decades building a clinic and helping the locals, I jumped at the opportunity. It was an amazing chance to discover a different Francophone culture and turned into one of the most eye-opening experiences of… Read more
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Black Skin, White Masks: A Brief History on Cultural Assimilation
‘Black Skin, White Masks’ is the title of Frantz Fanon’s world-renowned book on racism, dehumanisation and the psychological impacts of assimilation on the oppressed. Although it was written over 70 years ago, the book tackles cultural issues still present today in oppressed communities around the world. What is cultural assimilation and what face does it… Read more
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Africa is NOT a country!
What are some preconceptions we have about Africa? Some may be thinking of a faraway land filled with exotic animals and a myriad of cultures whilst others might imagine a poverty-stricken wasteland filled with disease and conflict. The reality is that these statements vary greatly depending on which country in this vast continent one is… Read more
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Français d’Afrique: Une langue Africaine comme une autre
Aujourd`hui, il y a environ 320 millions de francophones dans le monde, dont 60% vivent en Afrique (TV5Monde, 2022). Ce numéro ne cesse de monter; selon une étude de l`Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, l`Afrique regroupera en 2050 presque 85% des francophones. Cependant, le français en Afrique a subi de nombreuses changements en raison de l’histoire… Read more
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The World of French Music: Afrobeats and Rap
A quintessential part of French culture is its music scene, which blends various genres, languages, and insights from contemporary French society. Afrobeats and French Rap have become widespread across Francophone nations, especially among the younger generations. Afrobeats, although originating in West African countries, has gained significant popularity in France due to the country’s strong cultural… Read more
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Second French Colonial Empire Part 1: French invasion of Algeria
End of the First French Colonial Empire In 1803, France sold its extensive North American colony to the United States, in a transaction commonly known as the ‘Louisiana Purchase’, marking the substantial decline of the First French Colonial Empire. By the mid 19th century, France had lost many of its colonial possessions. Most of which… Read more
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What AI Means for Africa: Will the continent be left behind?
The buzzword of the 21th century: ‘AI’, with increasingly more companies bragging how their new device, software or service will use Artificial Intelligence to benefit its customers. However, on a more wider scale, AI has the power to change entire countries, and yet it also widens the gap between first world nations already surrounded by… Read more
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Current Technology in Africa: The Silicon Savanah
Researchers estimate that at least a quarter of the population in Africa has internet access. Although they are still far behind other continents when it comes to technological advancements, access to mobile devices has generated almost 2 million jobs and contributed around 10% to the total economy of Africa. Health applications have also been vital… Read more
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The Turning Point: Importance of France-Rwanda Relations
Africa is arguably the most diverse continent in the world. It is home to nearly 2,000 languages, and French is one of the most widely spoken, along with English, Swahili, and Hausa. French is the official language in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo,… Read more
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Turning Diversity into Opportunity
Africa will soon have the world’s largest working age population and a flourishing consumer class; it is also rich in natural resources such as oil, natural gas and minerals. However, the continent’s economy slowed over the past decade from an average GDP growth rate of 5.1% annually from 2000-2010 to just an average GDP growth… Read more
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