26 - Afrique(s), entre histoire et mémoire(s)
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Michael Palmer
Alis versus Shaw; the Scramble for Africa via the press
Le Temps des médias n° 26, Printemps 2016, p. 26-39.
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In Paris and London, in the 1890s, there were rival schemes to «unite» Francophone or Anglophone « possessions » in Africa. These were advanced in opposing imperialist rhetorics. The journalist Harry Alis promoted the French scheme of Eugène Etienne, of the colonial lobby, in Le Bulletin du Comité de l’Afrique française. In The Times, the colonial editor, Flora Shaw, championed that of the British and South African magnate, Cecil Rhodes. The Fashoda « incident », in 1898, may be seen as a British victory in this regard. This article reviews the trackrecord of both Alis and Shaw, using the correspondence sent to Alis and The Times’ archives, and other sources