Macron`s crusade for French language bolsters imperialism - Congo novelist
(The Guardian France)

Club of French-speaking countries needs total overhaul, says novelist Alain MabanckouAlain Mabanckou, the acclaimed Congolese writer, has rejected Emmanuel Macron´s project to boost French speaking worldwide, calling instead for a complete overhaul of the club of French-speaking countries known as la Francophonie, which he said had become an instrument of French imperialism propping up African dictators.The institutional network of French-speaking countries `cannot continue as it is today because it goes against everything we ever dreamed of`, Mabanckou told the Guardian in Nantes, where he was artistic director of the Atlantide world literary festival this weekend. Related: Macron to visit Corsica as demands for greater autonomy gain weight Continue reading...