French Culture at Stake in Rwanda
"Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century."I was disturbed by the writings and discussions concerning where that blame was to be placed in the Rwandan genocide, ending in a million Rwandans dead. Although a sole unit cannot receive the burden of all those victims, I find it unacceptable to assert that such a gruesome reality can be justified the way Bruno Delaye, chief adviser on Africa for French President François Mitterand, insisted when he explained, "Africans were just that way." Regardless of one’s personal opinion if international communities involvement in other countries conflicts is right or wrong, we must recognize the action that was taken and the intervention that did take place. However elementary that may seem, I think in the case of France in the Rwandan genocide, their action is covered up by their non-action. Despite African nations forty years of independence from their French colonizers, France continues to wield considerable political control in many of its former colonies. I will argue France’s continued interest in Francophone Africa is due to not only their economic investments but also because of their desire to nurture and expand the French cultu
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Approximate Word count = 1444
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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