"We don't even need to prove that France supports jihadism any more. We just say so" : co-author of a study on anti-French discourse in French-speaking Africa, Alain Antil, a researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), believes that "these biased analyses have influenced public opinion, and by extension public opinion itself". In an interview with AFP, this Ifri specialist in sub-Saharan Africa believes that the phenomenon could "take root for a long time". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES