Modibo Keïta, Mali’s first president, dared to dream of a sovereign Africa, one not strung along by neocolonial puppeteers. He rejected the exploitative CFA franc, nationalised key industries and backed liberation struggles across the continent. Our Facts of the Week break down why the West hated him, a bold pan-Africanist who paid the price for his anti-imperialism. He was ousted in a Western-backed coup - his dream of a united, self-reliant Africa interrupted, but never erased.
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Continued……. Sources
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Our African proverb this week speaks volumes about imperialism in today's Africa. Take the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rich in minerals powering the global tech economy, yet torn apart by endless resource wars. Meanwhile the world praises western-proxy Rwanda as a model of African success. But as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels loot Congolese resources, Kigali profits, seling those same minerals to the west. So when Congo's goat goes missing and Rwanda’s pot overflows, is it really paranoia to suspect neighbouring Kigali?
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