France's Double Standard on Democracy in Africa.

The article examines the double standard of the French government on its approach to democracy in Africa. Topics discussed include the controversy surrounding an open letter by retired French generals on the possibility of a civil war in France, importance of stability over democracy to the French government as demonstrated by its support to the late Chadian President Idriss Deby, and the disconnect between the values and ideas defended by France in theory and its priorities in practice.