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.” >> &lt;a href=" >> http://ad.fr.doubleclick.net/jump/EN.France24/France;sz=468x60;ord=" >> target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src=" >> http://ad.fr.doubleclick.net/ad/EN.France24/France;sz=468x60;ord=" >> width="468" height="60" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&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> >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To >> unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web >> interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact >> the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >> [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To >> unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web >> interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact >> the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >> [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> > > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤