Preface; T.Lodge - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; C.Alden & J-P.Daloz - PART 1: FRANCE AND AFRICA: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE - From Policy Autonomy to Policy Integration: The Evolution of France's Role in Africa; C.Alden - End Game South of the Sahara? France's Africa Policy; J-F.Bayart - Africans in France: French Immigration Policy and West Africa; C.Quiminal - Algeria and France: The Enduring Strength of Cultural Ties; M.Khandriche - PART 2: FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA - France and South Africa; C.Cuddumbey - France and Southern Africa: The Economic Dimension; A.Ulpat - Between Peace and War: French Non-Governmental Organizations in Southern Africa; M.Kassa - PART 3: SOUTH AFRICA AND FRANCOPHONE AFRICA - Out of Africa: Madagascar and South Africa Since the 1820s; G.Campbell - South Africa and the Maghreb: Past, Present and Future; K.Lambrechts -Settlers and Natives: The Cases of South Africa and Algeria; A.Guelke - PART 4: NEW CONTEXT, NEW DIRECTION? - France's Policy Towards South Africa in the Transition Period; G.Lory - The Changing Image of South Africa in France; I.Crouzel - France, the New World Order and the Francophone West African States: Towards a Reconceptualisation of Privileged Relations; E.Nwokedi - Towards the Intellectual Marginalization of Africa?; J-P.Daloz - Conclusion; C.Alden & J-P.Daloz - Selected Bibliography - Index