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I asked all African historians, each in their own specialty, to write an article on one of the themes mentioned by President Sarkozy..

— Adame Ba Konaré

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The statement of a certain number of clichés borrowed from colonial ethnology, which contribute to a denial of the existence of an African history.

I don't believe it. During his electoral campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy did not stop calling on people to express themselves freely.

The hen knows the sun has risen and yet lets the rooster sing

I contacted institutions such as the Association of African Historians or the Council for the Development of Social Science Research (Codesria).

Enormously. They come from both ordinary citizens and African and French intellectuals.

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