Pierre Prier

Journalist. His first experience in the Near East dates from 1987, at the time of the first Intifada. He had just left Le Figaro after 21 years at the Near East and Africa desk. He covered the second Intifada as head of the paper’s office in Jerusalem from 2000 to 2004.

Interview Africa. The Living Memory of the Usman Dan Fodio’s Caliphate Pierre Prier, Vincent Hiribarren · January 2020 In the 19^th century, Africa’s largest State was a jihadi empire which lasted one hundred years. The Sokoto Caliphate and the name of its founder, the Fulani warlord and religious reformer Usman Dan Fodio, are still remembered in West Africa. Historian Vincent Hiribarren, lecturer at King’s (…)
Books The Unlocatable Politics of Paris in Syria Pierre Prier · January 2018 Since the 2011 uprising, France has had to revise its policy towards Syria. In order to understand the mechanisms behind the current diplomatic situation, historian Manon-Nour Tannous reviews the bilateral relations between the two countries since the end of the French mandate on Syria (…)