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as of yet on your own, i english v i n b, i not, felicia adult in zebulon and tablet block. nato said it's ours. we moved east. the reason you us, hey jim, it is so dangerous. is it, the law is the sovereignty of all the countries. the exceptionalism that american uses and its international war planning is one of the greatest threats to the populations of different nations. if nato disbanded shareholders in the united states and elsewhere in lodge obs companies would lose millions and millions wars business and businesses good. and that is the reality of what we're facing, which is fashion a hello, i'm manila chan. you are tuned into modus operandi this week. the battle for africa across the continent, a patchwork of political instability,

steeped in centuries old french colonial passed a modern africa shape. it's history and car of it's own pathway to prosperity without the west for a better future. we'll delve into the research rich cons net. all right, let's get into the ammo. ah, the me, africans know their history. the massive continent was carved up by a number of empires through several centuries from the mores who ruled the north in the 7th century, a de the dutch down in the south during the 16th century, in the french, over in the west, in the 17th century, africa was always attractive to imperialist nations. and while french imperialism ended by the late 18 hundreds, actual full de colonization was said to be completed by get this. the 1900 sixty's

. however, its impacts on the former colonies are still being felt today. whether it's the forced purge of native languages or its entrenched ties on modern day banking systems, the french footprint is a deep one. now, a modern africa is once again seeing the french return. this time a charm offensive by french president emmanuel macro. in the summer of 2022, he visited cameroon, but nene guinea be so? algy area nigeria and then just months before his trip micro hosted the so called new france, africa summit, where he promised french investments in african businesses to increase influence in a way kind of paying penance for its colonial crimes. but at the same time trying to maintain it's what hold in the region from that very colonialism. so what are younger african leaders think about this history and their predictions for the

future. for that we are being joined by mister l hodge digit here he's the president of the timber to center. it's a premier think tank and molly, focusing on piece building solutions in the how. how hodge? thank you for joining us 1st. why does it seem like the world always focuses on, british colonial colonialism, but seem to forget the french history of colonialism as well? does it seem like france sort of gets a path? well says, it's all, it's really important to let you know that the british colonization was an indirect rule. and then the french colonization was a dial tone, whereby french colonizer came in pauses of language in pause the way the colonizer culture is a business colonization. they came to africa,

learn about history, culture and colonized african. but in general colonization, it's colonization days and all good colonization of the which countries in africa saw the french colonized and what impacts do we still see from that today? can you sort of expand on what that french french influence looks like right now? dance leander is all about governance level as you see what's going on in, in my country. and my, the actually there is a growing and friends sentiments in the population because since 2012 and there was a conflict in north san regional smiling. and then the french forces by somebody can get a dinner. so regional model, it asked us to 7 years of operation. they were fighting against terrorism,

but their local population smiled. and in general, engine on a satellite, french was coming to again as a colonizer due to due to the behavior. and due to due to the injustice, simplistic politics and i'll just follow up. so we're clear in molly was the fear of french interference. was that justified e? yeah, yeah, because they talk about so turn it on the state of molly and also as you know, the spanish defense defense forces and pre k. so it's not that molly was not so res. so it was a failure. and a lot of people really point out french that he was not supporting. marvin

talk to us a bit about what's called colonial that. how does that relate to the infrastructure problems experienced by some of these african countries? now, in west africa, regions, countries that are color miles by french. that is, that sense that you're talking about because yes, today the merchant colonization that to me neither there is a lot of science fans 1st enterprises in mildly initiated with our fossil. and then a lot of course, and those economy dynamics show how and see and show b r c. and so you've been talking about, you know, this was tisha, nelson marcella, there's sources in west africa if we talk about attitudes when i, that's fairness, how, how stays in missouri with iraq in recent years. let's call them the micron era.

there has been renewed interest by the french in various african states, specifically nigeria. and then you will mark ron seems to be doing a lot of courting of nigeria on something of the charm offensive. why it? yeah. as you know that it's french is actually losing. and the ex colony is late marley news or so where there is a growing generation against the french, dns in the countries. and now is the way for them to diversify. diversified are customers and find new passengers. and that's way too late. they saying to give ties with nigeria, does it have anything to do with nigeria as natural resources, as we all know that not a chance in africa and they have

a good song and i should like once and just kind of beach or not? sure. yeah. all right, l hodge de jesse is staying with us. now coming up next, we will delve into the finances of some african states under the control of france . is this financial guardianship need it? we'll discuss it when we return. sit tight. the ammo will be right back with her ah, need to come to the russian state total narrative. i've stayed as i'm turning the no santini div asking him then i'll sons them up for

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the colonization was completed in the mid 19 hundreds, several nations in africa seem to still have their finance is in strictly tied to france. predatory loans and financial mechanisms continued to prey upon african nations, subjecting them to onerous debt repayment schemes, forcing them to privatize key social programs and economic sectors like health care and agriculture and draining the content of its vast resources in minerals and people. it's often referred to as debt trap. diplomacy. a recent report shows that while $30000000000.00 reaches africa in western aid per year, about 6 times that amount leaves the continent. but the i m. f, the international monetary fund and the world bank had been accused of being at the

forefront of debt trap, diplomacy. both institutions famously called to account for their lending practices to 3rd world nations by john perkins, author of the now infamous book confessions i've been economic hit man. take gonna, for an example. recently in the western african nation, the government had a policy of giving subsidies to rice, farmers in the north of the country to develop their industry. but when the i m f and the world bank gave gone much needed loans, one of the stipulations was that it would cut those subsidies using the money instead to finance the loan. and in turn, forcing gonna now to buy rice using the loans from the i, m f, and world bank partner countries like the united states at a higher price. the result was the economic impoverishment of the north of ghana and waves of migration to cities in the south. in sub saharan africa, governments average around 5 to 16 percent interest rates on government bonds

compared to near 0 rates in the us and europe. such high yield rates punish poor african nations by devouring a large portion of the government's discretion. mary income, which is already low, given that african countries find it incredibly difficult to tax most or even the majority of their populations. the result is indeed properly called a trap. its a cycle meant to keep african nations and permanent economic bondage to their creditors in the 1st world. but africa does have some prospects, high fertility rates on the continent mean that there will be plenty of young people to drive growing and developing economies in the future. and africa, increasing political independence will allow for increased international cooperation with countries like russia, china, and brazil. now l hodge de jet t a b tim back to center is staying with us. so el hodge. let's talk

a little bit about monetary policy. in the former franco africa, i've seen reports that something like 80 percent of african foreign reserves of these countries are deposited in so called operations accounts, which are controlled by the french treasury. now, by some estimates collectively around half a trillion us dollars are held by french banks and that there are caps on the amount of money the african states are actually allowed to access the official reporting on that is really spotty at best. but there are allegations that if those african states needed more than the a lot of 15 percent of their accounts, then those france french banks can charge interest on their own capital. have you ever heard of anything like this or these reports accurate? yeah, there is a lot of rainbows about about the money and

from when we talk about west africa must have, does ex french call on a use what we call trauma? so the students, it is but a very low insomnia. she cannot develop, it depend, so it's s colonizer spiny african countries, west african countries colonized by, by the french needs to have their own could and need to have their own money. and then to set their own, you know, a miles, an international, a global trade market. now, following up on that, what do the locals in the south hell region say about the french controlling these foreign reserves in the south region? so there is a growing french sentiment about the use of trends. and

a lot of similar society organizations really working in the way to raise our nest for gasoline meant to start collaborating in terms of using defense. if i could m c and then use their own currency as nigeria years later, in my class in the synagogue even toggle, there is a lot of units economist advocating for change for those african countries to use their own currency. so as the african union considering really creating their own joint currency today considering there is a lot of research going on and there's a lot of stocks going on. but i'm to now we can say that is a final decision or a decision about using our, their own currency. and the west often likes to accuse african countries of being

corrupt. does this obfuscate perhaps the bigger picture of the role the collective west has played in africa? wow. that correction is everywhere. you go in the world and as you know, most of, most of the people in the wall, a profit by car, up to government system and institutional system or can i source code manage is are my. so every where you can go, that is corruption is not only and so in you feel the west paints an unfair picture of africa. that is, yeah, they can, when it's come to the core of some which is really easy to, to identify because, you know, most of those african countries are fatty of

a pullup land look at it and very, very poor. so they are not developed countries. so there is a lot of bribery, there is a lot of bribery and corruption in governance and also just not to say that there is no drive in the us and in europe or in england are everywhere. that is kind of some everywhere. but in africa, what is really said is that population sometimes don't even have it faster. so population don't even have basic so. so son is, it is difference in the us. when you solve your med shows in europe, you have natural, you publish and have access to basic says this is like good hospital, like good school, like gold has for her. this is not to say like a profit go is france losing its ability to sort of project power on to

africa, or are these african government learning some lessons from the past and figuring out how to kind of get the french off their back in international relations there is no friendship, friendship them on the states, that is just an interest. so it's really clear that they have an interest in africa and that interest they used to have with the older generation of those sounds, colonized african african countries is not the seen today. because that is the growing off annual regeneration which are really indicated we understand international relations which really and the stand international trade. and which really demands channels in terms of corporation change in terms of a wind to when a collaboration between that ex, columbia,

and countries. and that's growing donation is unfocused, even for change. the anti french sentiment is not against the french populations, like dis, lunch, but it's against the french policies, politics towards africa. so now that the, the french influence and sort of warrant are, do you think the u. s. is going to step in to fill that void. you know, tom says leg us can grow and so liam's. actually the demand of this a hailey and states the salient new generation early. it's just a population is not saying that a when to when collaboration this, any platinum, any country was interests about africa, french girl spend sticking countries must understand that, you know,

did narrative change the must change par id. and then the collaboration must be a when to call a william. and that's not just a collaboration that benefit from one country to destroy and off another. what are your final thoughts on the matter of africa and the various states on the continent? in the way of their desire to move forward in the 21st century towards sovereignty, more prosperity. what do people need to know about the region? just to say, never again. colonization was one of the world war war since that can ever happen in history of mankind. and today, we are not in a colonization we are in and out of the shop quantico, just such as it implication announcements. crassness must take into account the growing new generation of africa was africa because the demography

and where savvy pays so high and in this new generation is ready to work with any person on it. wait till when ship. this generation is not ready to wage generation is dedicated, can imagine, and then can put, there are countries into the global states, l hodge digits here. thank you so much for this conversation. so as we can see, sometimes when we say goodbye, it doesn't always mean forever or in the case of france. oh wow. really means being so or feel later. that's going to do it for this week's episode of modus operandi. to show that dig deep in the foreign policy, i'm your host vanilla chan. thanks for tuning and we'll see you again next week to figure out the ammo. the

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