Michael Pauron

Cofondateur et coordinateur d’Afrique XXI, journaliste passé par l’hebdomadaire Jeune Afrique, il a collaboré à divers journaux, dont Mediapart. Il est l’auteur des Ambassades de la Françafrique : l’héritage colonial de la diplomatie française (Lux Éditeurs, collection «Dossiers noirs» de Survie, 2022, 230 pages). E-m : m.pauron@afriquexxi.info.

Interview “Ethiopia could face a famine as devastating as the one in 1984” Michael Pauron · 2 October Mehdi Labzaé, a researcher at France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), warns that the resumption of war in northern Ethiopia, combined with drought and blockades imposed by the federal government, could trigger a disastrous humanitarian crisis. In this interview with Afrique XXI, (…)
Investigation Gabon. France’s stance ten years ago is under scrutiny Caroline Chauvet Abalo, Michael Pauron · 5 September On 31 August 2016, protests against Ali Bongo’s re-election were brutally suppressed. At the time, the French government considered this to be an internal matter and felt that it should not intervene. However, given the lack of any legal proceedings against those who instigated the violence, the (…)
Interview Attacks in Mali. “A monumental shock in Malian history” Yvan Guichaoua, Michael Pauron · 4 May On 25 April, several cities in Mali, including the capital Bamako, were simultaneously attacked by two rebel groups, JNIM and the FLA. One of the most senior members of the military junta, in power since 2022, was killed. The scale of the event raises uncertainty about the ability of Assimi (…)
Interview In Gabon, ‘Oligui Nguema has been campaigning since his coup d’état’ by Joseph Tonda Michael Pauron · March 2025 The transitional regime surprised everyone by announcing an early presidential election, which will take place on April 12. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who led a coup d’état against Ali Bongo in August 2023, is himself a candidate. For the past two years, a key word has driven his policy: (…)
Analysis Beyond “sentiment,” the reasons for France’s rejection in Africa Michael Pauron · November 2024 In a vast study published on November 6^th by the organization Tournons la page and the Sciences Po-CERI research center, more than 500 African activists express their views on the thorny issue of France’s rejection in Africa. Contrary to popular belief, the criticism is based on deep and (…)