French intervention in Mali could be turning point in relationship with Africa , writes Mali . West Africa 's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the past has outraged French , he argues . He says few in Africa would label the Africans action in Lansana Gberie as 'neo-colonial mission creep ' Lansana : ' 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 , writes Lansana Gberie . France 's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the past has outraged Africans , he argues . He says few in Africa would label the French action in Mali as 'neo-colonial mission creep ' Lansana : 'Africa 's weakness has been exposed by the might of a foreign power '