I can't agree more Haruna...Sarkozy was a loose canon with his Italian
popstar.

Niamorkono.


On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Haruna <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I agree Mr. Samateh. Better late than never. If Sarkozy wasn't so busy
> fooling around, he would have started the tradition of acknowledging this
> African Grace.
>
>  Haruna.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 10, 2013 10:38 am
> Subject: Re: Hollande honours African role in France's WWI fight
>
>  Thanks Haruna..
>
>  The French Establishment should have done this years ago... But is good
> Hollande admits the African contribution to their freedom...Better to do it
> late than never...
>
>  Niamorkono...
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Haruna <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Nyamorkono for sharing. I am pleased with Hollande's
>> circumspect.
>>
>>  Haruna.
>>
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sun, Nov 10, 2013 8:01 am
>> Subject: Hollande honours African role in France's WWI fight
>>
>>       Latest update: 08/11/2013
>>  - France<http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-pour-les-articles/france-0>- François
>> Hollande<http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-th%C3%A9matiques/fran%C3%A7ois-hollande>-
>> Maghreb <http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-thematiques/maghreb> -
>> Senegal<http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-pour-les-articles/senegal>- World
>> War I <http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-thematiques/world-war-i>
>>  Hollande honours African role in France's WWI fight
>> [image: Hollande honours African role in France's WWI fight]
>>  © DR
>>  As France launched commemorations for next year's centenary anniversary
>> of WWI, President François Hollande said Thursday that no soldier should be
>> "forgotten" in recognition of the sacrifices made by African troops in the
>> fight for France.
>>  By Guillaume GUGUEN<http://www.france24.com/en/category/tags-auteurs/guillaume-guguen>(text)
>>    France launched the commemorations for next year's 100-year
>> anniversary of the start of World War I on Thursday with a solemn speech by
>> French President François Hollande at the Elysée presidential palace.
>> France’s leader has said that he wants the programme of commemorative
>> events<http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-world-war-one-gallaher-history>to unfold in a spirit of national unity, as well as friendship between the
>> countries involved in the conflict that ravaged Europe from 1914 to 1918,
>> causing nearly 1.7 million French deaths.
>> But according to Hollande, the commemoration will also be an opportunity
>> to pay homage to all soldiers who fought for France, including those who
>> hailed from what were then French colonies. “Today, I would like no French
>> soldier who shed blood in battle to be forgotten,” he said in his address,
>> singling out the 430,000 troops “who took part in a war that was not
>> necessarily theirs”.
>> Indeed, certain historians and observers have voiced dismay at what they
>> say has been a trivialisation of the role of such soldiers in the French
>> collective memory of the war.
>>
>>
>>    -  [image: Rugby's All Blacks honour WWI heroes in France]<http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-world-war-one-gallaher-history>
>>     NEW ZEALAND-FRANCE
>>    Rugby's All Blacks honour WWI heroes in France<http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-world-war-one-gallaher-history>
>>
>>       “African troops actively participated in World War I. Their
>> contribution was crucial,” Charles Onana, a French journalist and essayist
>> who has written widely on 20th century French and African history, told
>> FRANCE 24. “But apart from the villages and rural regions where they were
>> present on the ground, the larger French public isn’t necessarily aware of
>> that. I’ve often been faced with high school and university students who
>> knew nothing about these men’s engagement.”
>> *‘The ultimate recognition is awareness’*
>> France, then a colonial power, called on roughly 500,000 African men to
>> fight alongside the 8 million soldiers from mainland France. Participating
>> in what was referred to as the “colonial army” were 175,000 Algerians,
>> 40,000 Moroccans, 80,000 Tunisians and 180,000 sub-Saharan Africans, or
>> “Senegalese infantrymen”, as they were called.
>> Echoing Hollande’s statement that “the ultimate recognition is
>> awareness”, Onana has called for more rigorous teaching of World War I
>> history in French class rooms.
>> “The duty of remembrance must have an academic component, which consists
>> of including the African contribution [to France’s World War I effort] in
>> history text books,” the essayist said. “It’s important not just to
>> mention, but to explain the history of these men in order to combat
>> ignorance and reactionary behaviour. Young people would then know that
>> during the war, there was solidarity between all soldiers and that no one
>> paid attention to race differences.”
>> Reflecting on why France had been so slow to address this chapter of its
>> past, Onana pointed to French squeamishness over its colonial history.
>> “It’s a part of the French story that is ignored, because it is linked to
>> colonialism, a subject that elicits discomfort whenever it is raised,” he
>> assessed.
>> At a time when issues of integration and national identity have provoked
>> fierce debate within the French political class, France would be better off
>> talking about “the black-white-Arab [union]” that existed on the
>> battlefield during World War I, Onana said. Such discussion could help
>> “young French people [of colour] who are suffering identity crises and have
>> a difficult relationship with the Republic”.
>> On Thursday, Hollande seemed to recognise that in his speech.
>> “Commemorating means knowing where we come from to better understand what
>> connects us as a nation, our nation. Commemorating means renewing
>> patriotism, patriotism which unites, which brings people together, which
>> transcends personal experience, views and beliefs, origins and skin
>> colour," he said. "Commemorating does not just mean conjuring or evoking
>> the past; it means delivering a message of confidence in our country.”
>>   &amp;lt;a href="
>> http://ad.fr.doubleclick.net/jump/EN.France24/France;sz=468x60;ord="
>> target="_blank"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src="
>> http://ad.fr.doubleclick.net/ad/EN.France24/France;sz=468x60;ord="
>> width="468" height="60" border="0" alt=""&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;
>>
>>    -  [image: Prominent blacks sound alarm on ‘racist France’]<http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-racism-christiane-taubira-harry-roselmack-marine-le-pen-nicolassarkozy><http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-racism-christiane-taubira-harry-roselmack-marine-le-pen-nicolassarkozy>
>>     FRANCE
>>     Prominent blacks sound alarm on ‘racist France’
>>    <http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-racism-christiane-taubira-harry-roselmack-marine-le-pen-nicolassarkozy>
>>     -  [image: Rugby's All Blacks honour WWI heroes in France]<http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-world-war-one-gallaher-history>
>>    NEW ZEALAND-FRANCE
>>     Rugby's All Blacks honour WWI heroes in France
>>    <http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-france-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-world-war-one-gallaher-history>
>>     -  [image: France may pardon executed World War I 'cowards']<http://www.france24.com/en/20131001-france-world-war-one-executions-report-deserters>
>>     FRANCE
>>     France may pardon executed World War I 'cowards'
>>    <http://www.france24.com/en/20131001-france-world-war-one-executions-report-deserters>
>>
>>  Date created : 08/11/2013
>>  Read more
>>
>>    -  [image: France 'still feeling' the legacy of WWI 100 years on]<http://www.france24.com/en/20131109-france-wwi-legacy-commemoration-immigration-germany-turkey>
>>     FRANCE
>>    France 'still feeling' the legacy of WWI 100 years on<http://www.france24.com/en/20131109-france-wwi-legacy-commemoration-immigration-germany-turkey>
>>     -  [image: Hollande in Morocco]<http://www.france24.com/en/20130404-debate-Hollande-in-Morocco>
>>     THE DEBATE
>>    Hollande in Morocco<http://www.france24.com/en/20130404-debate-Hollande-in-Morocco>
>>     -  [image: Hollande pushes human rights at Francophone forum]<http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-hollande-democratic-republic-congo-francophone-summit-kinshasa-rights-france><http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-hollande-democratic-republic-congo-francophone-summit-kinshasa-rights-france>
>>     FRANCE - AFRICA
>>    Hollande pushes human rights at Francophone forum<http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-hollande-democratic-republic-congo-francophone-summit-kinshasa-rights-france>
>>     -  [image: Hollande in DR Congo as key summit begins]<http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-france-africa-hollande-arrive-congo-ahead-key-summit-francophonie-senegal><http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-france-africa-hollande-arrive-congo-ahead-key-summit-francophonie-senegal>
>>     FRANCE - AFRICA
>>    Hollande in DR Congo as key summit begins<http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-france-africa-hollande-arrive-congo-ahead-key-summit-francophonie-senegal>
>>     -  [image: Hollande hails ‘new chapter’ between France and Africa]<http://www.france24.com/en/20121012-hollande-senegal-speech-new-story-france-africa-end-franceafrique-dakar-sarkozy><http://www.france24.com/en/20121012-hollande-senegal-speech-new-story-france-africa-end-franceafrique-dakar-sarkozy>
>>     FRANCE - AFRICA
>>    Hollande hails ‘new chapter’ between France and Africa<http://www.france24.com/en/20121012-hollande-senegal-speech-new-story-france-africa-end-franceafrique-dakar-sarkozy>
>>     -  [image: French credit rating at 'AA' after new S&P downgrade]<http://www.france24.com/en/20131108-standard-poors-downgrade-france-credit-rating><http://www.france24.com/en/20131108-standard-poors-downgrade-france-credit-rating>
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.france24.com/en/20131107-mali-french-journalists-qaeda-botched-operation-aqim>
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