William Fitzgerald, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Douglas Herbert meets William Fitzgerald, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. They discuss US influence in Africa and social and political changes under way in many African countries.

THE INTERVIEW

Douglas Herbert

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Melissa Bell

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Armen Georgian

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Annette Young

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Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

02/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Tracy Chamoun, Lebanese author and politician

Armen Georgian meets Tracy Chamoun, the scion of one of Lebanon’s most famous dynasties. The first woman to found a political party in the Arab world - the Liberal Democrats Party of Lebanon - she talks about her plans and hopes for her country, and about coming to terms with the murder of her father, his second wife and their young children during the Lebanese civil war.

01/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the head of Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda party, Rached Ghannouchi, speaks out in favour of the death penalty. In the wake of an outcry over a recent case of child rape, he backs the application of capital punishment, describing it as a "natural law".

28/03/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-François Di Meglio, President, Asia Centre

Since 2009, China has been the African continent’s number one trading partner. Speaking in Tanzania at the beginning of his African tour, the Chinese president Xi Jinping called for a partnership of equals. But has the relationship between the two partners benefited Africa as much as it has China? Melissa Bell puts the question to Jean-François Di Meglio, president of the Asia Centre think tank in Paris.

27/03/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Solange Guo Chatelard, China-Africa researcher

The Chinese president Xi Jinping is currently on his maiden trip to Africa, where a lot of contracts are being signed and a lot of speeches made. To try to find out what is at stake in the Chinese-African relationship, Marc Perelman speaks to Solange Guo Chatelard, a China-Africa researcher.

25/03/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Adama Gaye, author of 'China-Africa, the Dragon and the Ostrich'

As China’s new president, Xi Jinping, continues his first tour of Africa, France 24’s Armen Georgian speaks to Senegalese writer Adama Gaye, author of "China-Africa: the dragon and the ostrich". Gaye argues that Africa has buried its head in the sand, while the dragon preys on the continent’s resources and ordinary Africans are largely left out.