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A video is circulating showing the Italian PM criticize the #CFA franc in very harsh terms. Wow! Has the Far Right suddenly become “anti-imperialist”? Does this criticism make the Far Right an ally for our long time struggles? Below our take with @fpigeaud
Every time the Italian government has been lectured by its French counterpart, especially on migration, raising the CFA franc has been a convenient way for Rome to “retaliate”. This was already the case on January 2019. nytimes.com/2019/01/22/wor…
[Thread] In their official reports, French officials acknowledge the strategic importance of #Africa for Europe’s future. They often subtly reiterate President Mitterrand’s 1957 warning that “Without Africa, France will have no history in the twenty-first century.”
However, they persistently downplay the strategic importance of Africa when speaking on media and social media.
The report below was published in 2013 by the French Senate. It is entitled “Africa is OUR future”. Not Africa is the future of AFRICA. But Africa is the future of FRANCE!
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[Thread] Many people say that #France does “no longer” need #Africa. Their argument: France’s declining trade share in the continent, and esp. with the 14 countries still using a colonial currency controlled by the French Treasury, the #CFA #franc.
They stress in particular that Africa represents around 5% of French global trade. So, for them, this is evidence that any claim of French dependence on Africa or #neocolonialism is an exaggeration.
Their argument has a name: the “small ratio argument” (SRA). It was used by those who denied the tremendous economic impact of the slave trade on the economic development of the West. It is now used by the cheerleaders of French #neocolonialism.
