Africa’s new blow to France/ the possibility of a coup in another African country.
According to al-Mayadeen, the German newspaper Spiegel reported that the “France Africa” system (France’s cooperation plan with its former colonies in West Africa) has reached the decline stage. In Senegal, we see that the young people of this country are moving further and further away from France because they are disappointed with the group that surrounds the president of this country, Macky Sall.
In the continuation of this report, it is stated: that Macky Sall will not be nominated for the presidential position again in the next year’s presidential election. The people of Senegal see Macky Sall as a puppet of France and the main element of Paris policies in Africa.
Spiegel also wrote: The presidential candidate’s close relationship with France is very effective in determining the election results. These relationships have made polling stations in West Africa virtually ineffective.
The opposition movements in Senegal have held massive demonstrations against the conviction of their leader Ousmane Sonko since last June, and thousands of people took to the streets in the same month.
These demonstrations and protests in some areas led to violent clashes and several people were killed during these clashes. In addition to announcing their support for Sonko, the demonstrators attacked large French shopping malls and places affiliated with the French oil giant (Total).
Gabon and Niger are the latest African countries that have launched a coup against the French puppet authorities in these countries; To date, eight former French colonies in West and Central Africa have fallen into the hands of military rulers in just three years. The changes, each of which has been accompanied by a wave of anti-French sentiment, which, of course, has its roots in the continued involvement of France in its former colonial territories. An example is in Mali, where French troops were expelled from the country and diplomatic relations with France were severed. Mali also changed its official language from French to Malian.
