On 22 and 23 November, the G20 meeting in South Africa marked a symbolic break with the past: the adoption of a declaration, supported by the Global South, calling for international relations free from any form of hegemony. A powerful voice is rising from our continent, celebrating emancipation and South-South cooperation. In this chorus of liberated countries, one jarring dissonance persists: that of La Reunion Island. La Réunion, a free aircraft carrier for France’s last military base in (…)