What censorship about articles in a French journal tells us about the state of France-Africa relations, imperial legacies and the impact these have on the production of knowledge about Francophone Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 22, 2019, I learned that the director and three other members of the scientific board of the journal\u00a0Afrique contemporaine<\/a><\/em>\u00a0had resigned. The director, Marc-Antoine P\u00e9rouse de Montclos, protested\u00a0political interference<\/a>\u00a0in the publication of a special issue on Mali that I was editing and that was set for publication in early 2019. All of the articles had been through a thorough peer-review process, which had all authors revising their texts and two articles being rejected. Yet, after the scientific team\u2019s decision to publish, I continued receiving awkward demands to revise my own texts (I wrote the issue\u2019s introduction and one article). Coupled with unusual delays, I began to suspect political obstacles\u2014suspicions confirmed by the director\u2019s resignation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more on Africa Is a Country<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What censorship about articles in a French journal tells us about the state of France-Africa relations, imperial legacies and the impact these have on the production of knowledge about Francophone Africa. On March 22, 2019, I learned that the director … Continue reading