Ndongo Samba Sylla
Biographic Data
| ID | 604637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ndongo Samba Sylla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ndongo Samba |
| FAMILY NAME | Sylla |
| SIGNATURE | SYLLA N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rosa Luxemburg Foundation |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-3003-1895 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The crisis of French imperialism: Debating military coups in Africa
Since 2020, the African continent has witnessed a series of nine successful military coups, prompting the narrative of a ‘return of coups’ and a ‘democracy backslide’. This article argues that this view is flawed: it is based on data that are both superficial and devoid of historical contextualisation. These putsches, instead, signal first and foremost the crisis of French imperialism in Africa, as they have mostly happened in former French colon…
Roape at 50: A place of critical scholarship, accompanying the struggles of African peoples, comrades and allies
ROAPE at 50: A place of critical scholarship, accompanying the struggles of African peoples, comrades and alliesIn 1974, Third World countries launched the New International Economic Order (NIEO) agenda to reclaim a fairer world system.It was during this pivotal year and period, coinciding with an inflection of imperialism which no longer needed its colonial form, that ROAPE was also born.While adhering to and displaying the scholarly demand for …
The Revolt Against Françafrique: What Is Behind the "Anti-French" Sentiment
This article analyzes the so-called "anti-French sentiment" that many journalists, academics, and political leaders believe they detect in sub-Saharan Africa. It is argued here that the hostility toward the former colonial power, observable for several years in most French-speaking countries on the continent, is the consequence of half a century of neocolonial domination, arrogance, and indifference. The criticism is directed at France for its su…
Global Reparations within Capitalism: Aspirations and Tensions in Contemporary Movements for Reparatory Justice
The idea of global reparations has received increasing attention in recent years, not only with respect to legacies of slavery and colonialism, but also to interrelated issues such as climate change, debt crisis, or ongoing financial transfers from the Global South to the Global North. This article, which introduces and sets the Debate for the 2024 Forum issue on the political economy of 21st century global reparations, offers a critical perspect…
Introduction: Symposium on the 2022 Dakar Declaration
The second edition of the Conference on Economic and Monetary Sovereignty of Africa was held in Dakar, Senegal, on October 25–28, 2022. Participants from around the world debated the theme “Facing the Socio-Ecological Crisis: Delinking and the Question of Global Reparations.” The event was designed as a follow-up on discussions begun during the first edition (held in Tunis in 2019; see Ben Gadha et al. 2021), as well as an opportunity to reflect …
Derisking Developmentalism: A Tale of Green Hydrogen
In the global race to scale up green hydrogen, a renewed appetite for the visible hand of the state once again promises to expand developmental space for low- and middle-income countries. On the African continent, several countries have announced green industrialization ambitions that rely on mobilizing, through various 'derisking' schemes, private (institutional) capital looking for investible opportunities. To examine the transformative potenti…
Derrière le « sentiment antifrançais », la révolte contre la Françafrique: L’Afrique en quête de souveraineté
Franc CFA: La farce de mauvais goût de Macron et Ouattara
Resumé
Moving forward to African Monetary Integration: Lessons from the CFA Franc
The CFA franc was established in 1945 as a colonial currency. As such, its rationale was to transfer economic surpluses from the French colonies in West and Central Africa to the metropolis. Despite formal decolonisation, this currency shared by 14 countries still performs the same function and remains under the political control of the French government. Recently, the CFA franc has been increasingly challenged by a growing number of African inte…
Fighting monetary colonialism in francophone Africa: Samir Amin’s contribution
This article discusses Samir Amin’s intellectual and activist contribution to the political economy of decolonisation in sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on his fight from 1969 to 1975 for the monetary sovereignty of West African countries using the CFA franc, a colonial currency that survived independence. Amin was an advisor to Niger’s President Hamani Diori alongside whom he fought to end monetary colonialism. As an alternative to the CFA franc,…
Aspirations and Realities in Africa: III. Senegal's Vigorous but Constrained Election
Senegal's status as a leading democracy on the African continent is a contested one, challenged in new ways in each election and yet maintained over time through high levels of citizen participation and vigorous competition. The February 2019 presidential elections was no exception. With the benefit of incumbency advantages, Macky Sall won in the first round against a narrowed set of competitors. His victory reflects three major trends in sub-Sah…
From a marginalised to an emerging Africa? A critical analysis
At the end of the twentieth century, Africa was described as ‘marginalised’. Nowadays, the continent is considered as ‘emerging’. The aim of this paper is to discuss the validity of this new perception of Africa's position in the global economy. By critically re-evaluating existing empirical data, the author will attempt to show that the emergence thesis is superficial and does not take into account the current nature of economic growth in Africa…
Les chômeurs dans le mouvement social en France: De Qui Parle-T-On
Au cours des années 1930 la consommation en Allemagne a été de plus en plus soumise à des influences idéologiques. Cette évolution ne résulte pas seulement des pressions et de la réglementation de l’État. Elle est aussi la conséquence d’une idéologie nazie spécifique du petit commerce allemand, étudiée dans la première partie de l’article. Le nouveau régime propage en effet le sens de l’ordre et d’une concurrence loyale et intense au travail, l’i…
Derisking Developmentalism: A Tale of Green Hydrogen
In the global race to scale up green hydrogen, a renewed appetite for the visible hand of the state once again promises to expand developmental space for low- and middle-income countries. On the African continent, several countries have announced green industrialization ambitions that rely on mobilizing, through various 'derisking' schemes, private (institutional) capital looking for investible opportunities. To examine the transformative potenti…
Fighting monetary colonialism in francophone Africa: Samir Amin’s contribution
This article discusses Samir Amin’s intellectual and activist contribution to the political economy of decolonisation in sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on his fight from 1969 to 1975 for the monetary sovereignty of West African countries using the CFA franc, a colonial currency that survived independence. Amin was an advisor to Niger’s President Hamani Diori alongside whom he fought to end monetary colonialism. As an alternative to the CFA franc,…
From a marginalised to an emerging Africa? A critical analysis
At the end of the twentieth century, Africa was described as ‘marginalised’. Nowadays, the continent is considered as ‘emerging’. The aim of this paper is to discuss the validity of this new perception of Africa's position in the global economy. By critically re-evaluating existing empirical data, the author will attempt to show that the emergence thesis is superficial and does not take into account the current nature of economic growth in Africa…
The crisis of French imperialism: Debating military coups in Africa
Since 2020, the African continent has witnessed a series of nine successful military coups, prompting the narrative of a ‘return of coups’ and a ‘democracy backslide’. This article argues that this view is flawed: it is based on data that are both superficial and devoid of historical contextualisation. These putsches, instead, signal first and foremost the crisis of French imperialism in Africa, as they have mostly happened in former French colon…
Aspirations and Realities in Africa: III. Senegal's Vigorous but Constrained Election
Senegal's status as a leading democracy on the African continent is a contested one, challenged in new ways in each election and yet maintained over time through high levels of citizen participation and vigorous competition. The February 2019 presidential elections was no exception. With the benefit of incumbency advantages, Macky Sall won in the first round against a narrowed set of competitors. His victory reflects three major trends in sub-Sah…
Les chômeurs dans le mouvement social en France: De Qui Parle-T-On
Au cours des années 1930 la consommation en Allemagne a été de plus en plus soumise à des influences idéologiques. Cette évolution ne résulte pas seulement des pressions et de la réglementation de l’État. Elle est aussi la conséquence d’une idéologie nazie spécifique du petit commerce allemand, étudiée dans la première partie de l’article. Le nouveau régime propage en effet le sens de l’ordre et d’une concurrence loyale et intense au travail, l’i…
From a marginalised to an emerging Africa? A critical analysis
At the end of the twentieth century, Africa was described as ‘marginalised’. Nowadays, the continent is considered as ‘emerging’. The aim of this paper is to discuss the validity of this new perception of Africa's position in the global economy. By critically re-evaluating existing empirical data, the author will attempt to show that the emergence thesis is superficial and does not take into account the current nature of economic growth in Africa…
Aspirations and Realities in Africa: III. Senegal's Vigorous but Constrained Election
Senegal's status as a leading democracy on the African continent is a contested one, challenged in new ways in each election and yet maintained over time through high levels of citizen participation and vigorous competition. The February 2019 presidential elections was no exception. With the benefit of incumbency advantages, Macky Sall won in the first round against a narrowed set of competitors. His victory reflects three major trends in sub-Sah…
Franc CFA: La farce de mauvais goût de Macron et Ouattara
Resumé
Moving forward to African Monetary Integration: Lessons from the CFA Franc
The CFA franc was established in 1945 as a colonial currency. As such, its rationale was to transfer economic surpluses from the French colonies in West and Central Africa to the metropolis. Despite formal decolonisation, this currency shared by 14 countries still performs the same function and remains under the political control of the French government. Recently, the CFA franc has been increasingly challenged by a growing number of African inte…
Fighting monetary colonialism in francophone Africa: Samir Amin’s contribution
This article discusses Samir Amin’s intellectual and activist contribution to the political economy of decolonisation in sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on his fight from 1969 to 1975 for the monetary sovereignty of West African countries using the CFA franc, a colonial currency that survived independence. Amin was an advisor to Niger’s President Hamani Diori alongside whom he fought to end monetary colonialism. As an alternative to the CFA franc,…
Derrière le « sentiment antifrançais », la révolte contre la Françafrique: L’Afrique en quête de souveraineté
Introduction: Symposium on the 2022 Dakar Declaration
The second edition of the Conference on Economic and Monetary Sovereignty of Africa was held in Dakar, Senegal, on October 25–28, 2022. Participants from around the world debated the theme “Facing the Socio-Ecological Crisis: Delinking and the Question of Global Reparations.” The event was designed as a follow-up on discussions begun during the first edition (held in Tunis in 2019; see Ben Gadha et al. 2021), as well as an opportunity to reflect …
Derisking Developmentalism: A Tale of Green Hydrogen
In the global race to scale up green hydrogen, a renewed appetite for the visible hand of the state once again promises to expand developmental space for low- and middle-income countries. On the African continent, several countries have announced green industrialization ambitions that rely on mobilizing, through various 'derisking' schemes, private (institutional) capital looking for investible opportunities. To examine the transformative potenti…
The crisis of French imperialism: Debating military coups in Africa
Since 2020, the African continent has witnessed a series of nine successful military coups, prompting the narrative of a ‘return of coups’ and a ‘democracy backslide’. This article argues that this view is flawed: it is based on data that are both superficial and devoid of historical contextualisation. These putsches, instead, signal first and foremost the crisis of French imperialism in Africa, as they have mostly happened in former French colon…
Roape at 50: A place of critical scholarship, accompanying the struggles of African peoples, comrades and allies
ROAPE at 50: A place of critical scholarship, accompanying the struggles of African peoples, comrades and alliesIn 1974, Third World countries launched the New International Economic Order (NIEO) agenda to reclaim a fairer world system.It was during this pivotal year and period, coinciding with an inflection of imperialism which no longer needed its colonial form, that ROAPE was also born.While adhering to and displaying the scholarly demand for …
The Revolt Against Françafrique: What Is Behind the "Anti-French" Sentiment
This article analyzes the so-called "anti-French sentiment" that many journalists, academics, and political leaders believe they detect in sub-Saharan Africa. It is argued here that the hostility toward the former colonial power, observable for several years in most French-speaking countries on the continent, is the consequence of half a century of neocolonial domination, arrogance, and indifference. The criticism is directed at France for its su…
Global Reparations within Capitalism: Aspirations and Tensions in Contemporary Movements for Reparatory Justice
The idea of global reparations has received increasing attention in recent years, not only with respect to legacies of slavery and colonialism, but also to interrelated issues such as climate change, debt crisis, or ongoing financial transfers from the Global South to the Global North. This article, which introduces and sets the Debate for the 2024 Forum issue on the political economy of 21st century global reparations, offers a critical perspect…
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