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Africa doesn’t have a ‘French problem’ and France is not afraid to confront its past. African states are sovereign and make their own decisions.
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https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1275383100328022018
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https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1275383100328022018
2./ Quite apart from a pretty biaised “analysis” there are some glaring errors in your video: the maps are wrong, both for former French Colonies and for our military bases, for one thing. And by the way, Ghana has never been a French Colony.
3./ You’ve clearly misunderstood how the Franc zones work. France does not ‘provide the currencies of 14 African countries’; and those currencies are not ‘controlled by the French Treasury’. The facts are here: https://fdip.fr/hsB3DFC5
4./ As for military assistance: you’re nearly right, French troops are present in several African countries. But you forgot to say that it was at the request of the governments of the countries in question.
5./ For example, Operation Serval was launched in 2013 at the request of Mali and in accordance with UNSC resolution 2085 (it’s just here: https://undocs.org/en/S/RES/2085(2012), take a look!)
6./ You like quoting French Presidents, so here’s a quote from President Macron.
Have a look at his speech in Ouagadougou in 2017 here: https://fdip.fr/EKHI2PpX
Have a look at his speech in Ouagadougou in 2017 here: https://fdip.fr/EKHI2PpX
7./ Find out more about France’s cooperation with African countries here: https://fdip.fr/Africa
