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i'm steve clements and i have a couple of questions. what's driving the spring of military coups in africa? and what does it mean for western policy across the continent? let's get to the bottom line. the 7, that's the number of countries in africa where people woke up one day to find that their president was ousted and that their military had taken over. and that's just since 2020, just in the last 3 years, we're talking about molly chad. guinea sued in regina fall, so these year and gap bone. since most of the crews are in former french colonies, francis had the biggest wake up call of all western powers. but the wheels are turning in washington as well, especially since russia and china are also big players in the region. so what type of changes across the continent mean for the people in africa and for relations between africa and the west? what note should washington be taking? today we're talking with audi, kind of t homeboy qual,

the former ambassador of the african union to the united states and master. it's such a pleasure to be with you again. i've always enjoyed our conversations and learn from them. i just want to ask you in the west when you look at these countries, molly? chad, guinea sudan, burkina faso got bohn, new share. the west looks at this like maybe there is a problem going on here. how do you look at it? that is a serious problem for me. it was for sure. i think the words did not seem to kind of oh and, but it was very naive of the wisdom nations. just saying that the exploitation of africa was going to continue unabated for ever. the west is definitely, i may use the word that sometimes they may be dissing in deadlines because what's happening in africa is indeed the pollution. and the reason that's the way past due . so you see it is a revolution. what kind of revolution is it in the sense that,

um, do you think this is throwing off repression from france, from united states, from other nations? what kind of revolution do you see is underway? what i like to think is i want to use the book on tim, this is the light shit. and revelation among the black people. they are waking up and realizing that what it has been happening is wrong is wrong, is wrong, and change, you must come and for to change to come. it was the broad by, by the people. what you asked me is an african electronic that is now a walk in that is informed the understand the real issues in the past also can have been missed and phone misled and given false information and being thrown a shiny object and being told only applicant is of this, the problem, but now the end of been the invisible hand and the wrong. the invisible hand is

plain to make sure that i forgot remains where they weren't. i forgot to beat the applicant heads of states, but typically those uh, heads of states from the, for my friends call a needs majority of them with just products. what's in place to continue this same frequency that gives me which best calling box to them is where it said you have no control of your military. you have no control of your natural resources. you have no control of your finances. and if you continue from those 3 areas, you are afraid to will your country any which way you want. what forward does that prison yet? and in the past and the president does it try to bug the system and do something about taking control of the financial resources. and i'm talking about african countries deposit to the bank reserves with friends. i'm talking about african countries giving up their natural resources non value addition. drugs having said selective refusal for all the natural resources this company is yet to be

discovered. drug companies, everything fits right of refusal on contracts, large small, private, public, around $70000000.00. try to prisons in those countries and friends having been to invent them in the event that they feel the interest of being violated from making sure that those countries can only be trained by from the military. can only be changed by froze. the uh, the, the equipment to equipment can only be bought from friends. come on. what people didn't understand. oh, this is so we can change absent and add those dates in those for my friend to come to me like we change clothes in dogs, spend a mental, i'm not, i'm dread, nothing is going to change the africans now understand when the real problem is the real problem, like i always city, the biggest risk to peace and security and after jack is friends, let's make no mistake about that. we have as a former color, nice as yes they do have as to hold enough for god to that. they're multinational

companies that continue to say on billions, i just, i forgot every year we, i way of that. but the biggest problem when it comes to from a physical in is, is friends, it's roads as so in change, in those countries. an up front is trying to expand into other nations until we address those agreements. african countries were supposed to say nothing, and i mean, nothing we do is going to bring us, did you economically better asian, which is what africa needs, which is what i think i was denied when in countries were being given their independence when now and didn't with an african loved thread that understand what is really going on in africa? well, let me ask you, ambassador. let's take me share for a moment. the president mohammed by zoom is a popular president in the west. you know, the, i a mass like them, the world bank liked them,

the united states liked them. france seemed to like him. i would like our listeners to understand the gap in the popularity of someone like president by zoom and performance and, and, and what is going on that makes that revolution, that, that clue is, we see it in the share, a different story than we're seeing. it depends on lives that you're talking about is the performance of wasn't as yet, is it a minute or was i doing defense, education to friends go to differentiate infrastructure. you tell me why is it that 95 percent of new jersey and uranium is powering over 50 percent of file of friends while over 70 percent of these areas has no electricity. how is that? okay. oh and isn't brendan, but zoom out of himself with that 5. there is no development in in the, in the army. i was in the army a few years ago when we had the i use, i mean,

it was beautiful. this is the level of development that media has. that is not development image yet. let's make no mistake about the news yet. it's been before is the country in africa in the world. and so how can present these assume being proud of him? so what development is we talking about? you're talking about developing threats. there is no development in these yet. one of the partners comes as an ad, and of course i am of would love them well, but would love the prize. what do i mean? because he is allowing the patient to continue. and that's why the people that rides enough to say if you can send up to the boys and tell them that the expectation cannot continue. and who present my truck in the face and say, present my grow. oh, is it okay? okay, that's my money. my budget is that my natural resources of spending, friends education of funding,

trying to find you out of funding frontiers. what's that out? is that ok, president my good i'm to ask also can image it. they want to know, so when you tell me that it is, but by the way, it makes sense. but he's definitely not driven by the people because there is no development that's been serious here. that's still pushing guys about what's happening. that no expectation is happening is happening in new jersey is happening in booking. so it's happening molly is happening instead of a fricking country. let's make no mistake about the west, sick and tired of giving up our lives to what the nation also getting children they need to into. how can children need to go to school? i'm not going to children then go to the assistance behind all that abuse. we need to learn the western world, know that they're millions and children who are going hungry, millions of public and children who are dying. millions of women for good women, one day and gaming. but one of the,

like millions of africa knew what unemployed on because the western world is continuing with the agenda of exploitation, exploitation, and expectation of the african continent. that era is over well in the coming together as applicants and say enough is enough. this has got to stop from a practical view point that i just want to challenge you for a minute. i think a lot of people in france who might say, hey, we've got to do some, we have an obligation to do something, see their resources is necessary. how do you get it right? because if you go to know resources coming into these countries, is that ok, or what would you advise those in the international development field to begin using as their north star and how to get this equation right? so that african grow on its own terms. but that is not necessarily cut off from the rest of the world. i think that's a very important place than you're asking. see, we're not asking the western countries to does, we should just cut them off. no,

we're saying the part of septic relationship that is worse than countries have with african countries, has got to come to an end. we're simply saying, we do not need aid. we need trade. they must come to africa just as with respect to us as a quote you did, for example. yeah, is selling if you read new and just friends. so it just sends it kilo. when the rest of the western countries i'm buying this sam uranium at $200.20 euro's thank you. it is amazing of a nice and 9 percent of the value of the uranium is going to strong. in other words, the nation's value that shouldn't be coming to me is yet that is wrong. it is, it is february of the highest order where simply say, come to africa and treat africans fairly. sure. and when the africans,

sally, just like you trade with other nations, am yes sir. we need funding direct investments. we need our western allies. but all wisdom allies must understand africans by humans to their needs, just as important as the needs of those citizens of the western nations and basset . or we're talking a lot about france in part because these crews and the changes in government are happening in all the countries. they were part of the french colonial history in africa. and that whole story. but you know, some of the other big players in the world may be complicit in some of this as well . and i'm interested in your thoughts on the united states and how it gets it right on russia, on china. all of which are major players chasing the same minerals and same assets in africa. are you worried that some of the patterns and habits of the past are going to just be reinvented and that exploitation continue with china russian

united states or do you see any of them doing it better than the others? as i've seen, not the realize that they could no longer continue to exploit the african. i would advise all of them that this is a good time, like i used in my last interview with you. that is the same for all of them to call but timeout. if this was a basketball game, now i'm going to start with the united states. the united states is actually in a very interesting position when it comes to their relationship with friends. brands is like a wounded shack. bronze is like a wounded elephant and you know, like the going say, what, you know, swimming with this yaks. when one of the stuff to bleed you get out of the water. my advice to the united states would be drunk, is bleeding really, really badly. drugs is one that really, really bad me when it comes to is relationships with africa. so i would advise the united states to get out of the war to distance ourselves from the trunk runs. because you do not want the negative sentiment. really bad sentiment that i forget

about friends to bleed over to you. the native states what feels feel that they're in a better good position to take and lived in a row. and they have relationships and said relationships with africa, subject to the united united states as a bronze is bleeding, get out of the war to the nations. they've already picked up and realized on china . for example, 5 china picked up on the mistakes that were being made by the americans. the mistakes that were being made by the european nations and china not was coming into african realizing that for example, when it comes to funding european nations would talk and talk and talk about funding. so talk about building an app or just talking about building a bridge. 10 years later, the is number. there is no airport is due to all kinds of rush run drops and red tips up putting in order to access funding. so trying to decide to make it easy for applicant countries to access funding. so that's why you've signed

a lot of interest. such a projects are being built by jeff, not because they realized when the americans, the europeans, dropping the boat and they're coming in with a different strategy. and that's what it just been easier for china to was up against the side. because bad doing things differently for one, the americans and europeans are doing. so to is the united states. i say no mistakes, but ross is made do something different than the american policy when it comes to africa. and the united states still stands a very good position to wind africans over. but this done when the right way to the failing and no more playing games, no more divide and conquer. stay away from the local politics. you do not need to, gretchen, but let's just pretend centers, doug, it's all out one child to the other. i like to say opposition. fact is really part is that children of december, the fighting for their breast milk. let them fight for the month of breast milk

alone without the end of the is. so do you guys have very good at interfering with the electronic process is enough for a job. that's a bad president because the everybody's been cutting it out. right. and then you become the enemy, so stop it. right out of local politics. rush. yeah, i didn't rush. yeah. is looking. and so what is the west going wrong? that coming in this we a weakness last year coming during the bus and was in the inside the not for got in south africa in zimbabwe. let me be, i'm was a big, i'm going out all the applicant countries that i changed independence through labor . drooly, abrasion was the engine light came in and realized that the western world were on the wrong side of the bridge. and so they come in to say if we're going to go and when these people are all about less support their struggles, because to me that's just come in to support these for good natured when they

really needed help. so you can't blame them. they found in albany and as they supported and closed, that was just that was right, that was needed. and therefore, you see that russia is being accepted because of what they have done in the past is talking to. so people are not going to forget the friends that gave me when they would need it. right. it's, it's about looking at what's going on. but the one is all said and done with change of the world. no more. can you continue to expedite to the africans? right, absolutely. and we have gone through surgeries of beings jumping to be as not end up being done a lot during the world. just peace all over as well. that's that period is over. africans as say, we know i know what is really going on, and if you truly want to be one, an african liter, right, that's going to survive this new pollution. you have to be an african me that, that is, i'm in very elusive and also good lead that, that is, i'm done now for

a nice agent. and also to lead that, that's going to start with the people in the i push back against the west against the is and everybody knows that things that can come to africa and, and explain to us they can no longer work all of that anymore. and bassett or so when you and i spoke in december 2022, it was a great show and great discussion. and at that time you said that america and the white house were not showing african leaders respect, that they did not share agendas that they did this with. this was a, you know, continued policies of racism and neglect, etc. do you feel like any progress has been made in america? is orientation towards some of the issues you raised since last december. well, i like and i like let's let me take you back to the visit to pick up by vice president a cup a some of the hers. you know,

it was quite interesting that was all the issues that were going on in africa. for example, when she went to zambia, they were much lies that were killing hundreds of people next door to malawi. she did not go to my law. we did not even mention my lowery, but spend a lot of time in zambia, trying to push and now do be thank you agenda and agenda that africans out across the continent as a it's really not an issue for us. we have more important things to worry about. but vice president, how does spend a lot of time on the l g b? think you, i'm not saying it's not an important issue, but when it comes to the grad, custom of things, the africans, i telling you that this is not a priority for us. we grew up with people who were, would trans, we would, we had down. i remember growing up in my village, we had men will segment in they would hang around,

women that did that thing. nobody kid. we had women who lived with women, we call them spanish does, and nobody can, you know, i do. i've seen people who are clearly gay looking and it was never an issue. so the applicants, i'm telling you that it's not the primary isn't as the web from it, but she did not listen to them. she kept watching that agenda. you know, so it's not, we don't okay, what do you think we have when i tell you what you need to do? that was disappointing. that dream from vice president. i'm coming to how it was very disappointed and i've spoken to a lot of places. there's a lot of african citizens that was very disappointed. we take position. well, let me ask you, finally, ambassador, you've talked about the people and that these are many and many cases popular revolutions. do these military leaders really represent the people? you know, what do you see is the real stand outs that can bring a plan that can bring a strategy and actually make this popular revolution as you see it successful in to

get traction? that's a very important question. and i would like to question africans as well as we go through this because listed, for example, what happened in the one i had, i want everybody to say push back a little bit. don't be quick to eat quiz. what's happening in the bone to what's happening in the jet and we're going to throw in molly and guinea. each situation is different. then dynamics would then be caught then what cool, which i call the police in a different. yes, we like to st. james, but not every general may as well for the people, the boys situation. you've got some family issues that i don't want to go there. uh, so we have to look at it and say, oh, this 3 boxes. yes, that's the bundle that we have. the president, we have the why would this be the president's web as well? would that take a look at it with a critical eye?

then we have the, uh, the general yourself, who is a family member. then we have this fixed up to be to be to the department president who is fighting with the general generally as opposed to the opposition party will not still be changed. so if there's a different dynamic in um, in the government issue, then before we bundle it all up, you look at it then they might not in which, um the the, the general was just when he was being sworn. you. ready like a frenchman um, better west and um, so we have to understand a situation very differently. but i would say in my humble opinion, they send a men coming out to coconut for so out of molly out of news yet. that is to send 2 men into solid damage that you are looking for. those who are clearly standing up in deep, deep denouncing, no colonization denouncing imperialism, demanding that expectation of the continent and not wrong or continue. that is

a comb on message that's coming out of those countries. i am not getting that out of government which makes new wonder who is really behind the coal in double. and we need to understand why it's been general shutting away from that such a strong message to the people because that is what actually got is ready for right now. that is, when can you believe sion that's taking place in africa is all about any linda does not stand on that imperialism and you're pulling those agent on. it's putting an explanation of the content and that is that lead to the applicants. i'm not going to support being to manage either later or a civilian need to. well audi qana g homeboy equal former in boucher, the african union of united states is great conversation. thank you so much for joining us and thank you again for having. so what's the bottom line?

despite is mass resources, it's brilliant minds and it's diversity. africa's modern history is one of domination and exploitation by other powers. now we seem to be at an inflection point where some of the previous colonial overlords are losing their grass while others are trying their best to stay in. the ongoing debate in african countries is how to move forward not backward, but the internal and external challenges are huge. in a way they faced the same questions that americans are asking themselves, sir, which leader, if any, has a strategy that delivers better lives and opportunities for their citizens who will stop exploiting the politics of division and who is willing to do what it takes to earn a legitimacy in the eyes of his or her own people, if and when they figure that out in africa, or maybe it's the united states that will be calling for advice. and that's the bottom line. the

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