French intervention in Mali could be turning point in relationship with Africa , says Lansana Gberie . France 's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the region has outraged Africans , he argues . It is partly because of this U.N. inaction that few in Africa would label the French action in Mali as another neo-colonial mission creep . He says few in Africa would label the French intervention in Mali as ' neo - colonial mission creep ' because : ' Africa 's weakness has been exposed by the might of a foreign power '
French intervention in Mali could be turning point in relationship with Africa , says Lansana Gberie . France 's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the region has outraged Africans , he argues . He says few in Africa would label the French intervention in Mali as ' neo - colonial mission creep ' because : ' Africa 's weakness has been exposed by the might of a foreign power '