Radio War Nerd EP 443 — France's Wars in Chad, feat. Nathaniel Powell

Guest: Nathaniel Powell Recorded: May 7, 2024 Since 1960, France has intervened in Chad more than in any other of its former colonies, with increasingly disastrous results each time. With France's neo-empire in Africa imploding, we talk to Nathaniel Powell about his book France's Wars in Chad to understand how their interventions failed, and to get a sense of why France is currently facing so much blowback in its former colonies. Buy Nathaniel Powell's book France's Wars in Chad: Military Intervention and Decolonization in Africa. Follow Nathaniel on Twitter. Check out RWN EP #278 — Idriss Déby & Chaditude Music interlude by Brendon Anderegg. Check out music from his group Mountains here. Total time: 1:33:10 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World