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Continued…. As nations with clear anti-imperialist aims, they make no secret of seeking to break free from the neo-colonial stranglehold France has maintained over Francophone Africa for decades. ECOWAS, on the other hand, has proven to be a defunct institution that serves as little more than a mouthpiece and enforcement agency for French interests.
According to Samba Sylla, author of Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story, '[France’s] capture of ECOWAS can be seen in the nature of the financial sanctions imposed on Mali in 2022 and Niger since the 2023 revolutionary putsch. No foreign country could order the central bank of a sovereign currency-issuer to prevent the government accessing its bank accounts and the domestic financial system.'
Given this context, why would the Sahel region regard ECOWAS as an ally of African people seeking liberation rather than a French-neo-colonial puppet?
Video credit: TV5Monde (YouTube)
Sources:
https://jacobin.com/2024/02/french-neocolonialism-coups-west-africa
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/2/8/economic-hardship-insecurity-spirals-in-mali-as-ecowas-exit-looms
https://www.globalgovernance.eu/publications/ecowas-after-the-triple-withdrawal-and-the-creation-of-the-alliance-of-sahel-states-challenges-and-ways-ahead-for-regional-security-governance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue4_xBNluWI&t=502s
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/7/7/whats-behind-the-creation-of-the-alliance-of-sahel-states
https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/fes-pscc/21558.pdf
According to Samba Sylla, author of Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story, '[France’s] capture of ECOWAS can be seen in the nature of the financial sanctions imposed on Mali in 2022 and Niger since the 2023 revolutionary putsch. No foreign country could order the central bank of a sovereign currency-issuer to prevent the government accessing its bank accounts and the domestic financial system.'
Given this context, why would the Sahel region regard ECOWAS as an ally of African people seeking liberation rather than a French-neo-colonial puppet?
Video credit: TV5Monde (YouTube)
Sources:
https://jacobin.com/2024/02/french-neocolonialism-coups-west-africa
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/2/8/economic-hardship-insecurity-spirals-in-mali-as-ecowas-exit-looms
https://www.globalgovernance.eu/publications/ecowas-after-the-triple-withdrawal-and-the-creation-of-the-alliance-of-sahel-states-challenges-and-ways-ahead-for-regional-security-governance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue4_xBNluWI&t=502s
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/7/7/whats-behind-the-creation-of-the-alliance-of-sahel-states
https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/fes-pscc/21558.pdf
Jacobin
African Unity Can’t Take Place on France’s Terms
Last Sunday, the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger quit West African economic union ECOWAS. It’s a major blow to the regional integration project — and a rebuke to Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to interfere in France’s former colonies.
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Nature
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Nurses and other professionals are leaving Africa amid worker shortages in their home countries. This is understandable, given they can earn far more abroad and send remittances home. But what is unforgivable is that African governments are not only failing to turn the tide by creating incentives to stay but, in some cases, actively encouraging workers to grab opportunities outside of Africa. Policies need to be rethought fast as the situation is extremely detrimental to Africans generally. We look at three cases: Ghana, Malawi and Kenya.
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Internationaler Strafgerichtshof erlässt Haftbefehle gegen Netanjahu und Hamas-Führer https://www.watson.ch/!472161785
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Internationaler Strafgerichtshof erlässt Haftbefehle gegen Netanjahu und Hamas-Führer
International Israel Internationaler Strafgerichtshof erlässt Haftbefehle gegen Netanjahu
Das Rätsel um Trumps Wiederwahl scheint gelöst https://www.watson.ch/!218652822
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Das Rätsel um Trumps Wiederwahl ist gelöst – 1 einziger Faktor hat wohl entschieden
Die Inflation und ein damit zusammenhängendes psychologisches Phänomen sollen entscheidend für Trumps Wiederwahl gewesen sein.
Es ist relativ einfach: die bürgerliche Parlamentsmehrheit in der Schweiz hat in einem beispiellosen Power-Play die Armeeausgaben absurderweise massiv erhöht (über die stillschweigende NATO-Annäherung Amherds schweigen wir mal). Deshalb müssen jetzt die Bundesausgaben laut FDP-Finanzministerin massiv gekürzt werden. Dabei gäbe es 3 einfache Lösungen für das von den Bürgerlichen selbst herbeigeführte Problem. 1. Armeeausgaben nicht erhöhen. 2. Schuldenbremse lockern. 3. Finanztransaktionssteuer einführen.
https://www.watson.ch/!389839138
https://www.watson.ch/!389839138
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South Africa, Institute of Race Relations poll:
Q: 'What are the two issues you think should be the top priorities for the government?'
Fieldwork: October 2024
Sample size: 604 respondents
➤ https://africaelects.com/south-africa
#RSA
Q: 'What are the two issues you think should be the top priorities for the government?'
Fieldwork: October 2024
Sample size: 604 respondents
➤ https://africaelects.com/south-africa
#RSA