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From Our Own Correspondent: France, Mali, Venezuela

17/01/2013

France, Mali, Venezuela

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, France, Mali, Venezuela

Are we back to the bad old days of "Francafrique"? And how will life be after Chavez?

Hugh Schofield asks if military action in Mali means a return to the bad old days of "Francafrique"; Will Grant tries to imagine life in Caracas without President Chavez.

Pascale Harter introduces personal experiences, stories and analysis from correspondents around the world. 

In this edition, Hugh Schofield wonders whether military action in Mali means a return to the bad old days of "Francafrique" - and how on earth a post-colonial Socialist President ended up sending troops to a former French colony. 

In Caracas, Will Grant tries to imagine life in Venezuela without President Chavez, who's even more conspicuous than usual at the moment - by his absence, rather than his presence, from the nation.

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