Françafrique August 2018, Helsinki A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Watercolor, acrylic color, felt-tip pen, permanent marker, pencil, color pencil, stickers, collage and on printed paper i Françafrique is France's relationship with its former African colonies. It was first used in a positive sense by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire, in allusion to that country's economic growth and political stability under its alliance with France. However, the term is now often used to criticise the allegedly neocolonial relationship France has with its former colonies in Africa. Private collection, Helsinki. Tags: Françafrique, France, Africa, colonialism, neocolonialism 22 / 779