Thread by @DefenseNigeria

So i was called a "francophobe" on DM. Obsessed with France. Falsely accusing France with no evidence.

They are right. I am "obsessed" with France. We all have that primordial instinct that warns us of immeninent danger. Lemme explain why i am obsessed with France.

After the Second World War France was nearly bankrupt. African soldiers who fought alongside the colonialists now realized they bled red like everyone else,and so began the push for self determination. As a result France never really had the chance to recover.

By 1950 the economic and financial situation of France had never been worse. These economic woes, compounded with America's assent as a global superpower directly translated to France's fear of its influence diminishing.

Then in 1956 Britain and France invaded Egypt to recover control of the Suez Canal, and reassert themselves as world powers. The outcome of the invasion however highlighted French and British declining status to the rank of 'second tier' powers.

Appalled that France and Britain had invaded Egypt without his knowledge, the US President threatened sactions if they do not pull out their troops. Both countries had no choice than to comply. It was a humiliating end and cemented Britain and France status as second rate powers

Britain went back to the drawing board and built a robust economy. In less than a decade Britain had become self sufficient. Same with Germany.

France on the other hand fell back on pillaging the resources of its colonies and created a system that was designed to prevent

.. successful African development and sovereignty. Newly independence countries were forced to sign a document and forced pay colonial debts By colonial debt i mean forced to pay for the infrastructure France built during colonization. Those that refused were deposed or killed

How wicked is that? These countries were forced to deposit their treasuries in France. Meaning France could automatically confiscate their national reserves if they mess up. Basically holding them hostage.

France has held the national reserves of Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, CAR, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon since 1961.

The countries themselves have been so dumbed down by decades

of brainwashing, they've lost the capacity to think for themselves. They do not know, nor are they told how much of the pool of foreign reserves held by the French Treasury belongs to them. The sad part is that the United Nations is well aware of all this and they do nothing.

France now holds nearly $500 billion of their money in its treasury and will do anything to keep it. Emphasis on " will do anything to keep it". France will literally go to war if they have to than lose the source of their economic wealth and fall into a 3rd rate power.

Impoverished African countries depositing the little money they have, yet France allows them to access only 20% of their own money in any given year. If they need more than that, they have to borrow at commercial rates from the remaining 85% of their own money.

France's economic wealth and living standards comes from the exploitation of former colonies in Africa.

Ever wondered why Nigerian companies and investors have a hard time breaking into francophone states? Thats because all their major economic assets are in French hands.

In Cote d’Ivoire French companies control all the major utilities..water, electricity, transport, ports and major banks. The same situation exists in the field of commerce, construction and agriculture.

Dangote's himself complained about how difficult it was to be approved license in tiny next door Benin..and by the way, France has an exclusive right to supply military equipment and training to all francophone military officers.

Sadly Nigerian leaders are incredibly incompetent when it comes to foreign policy. As a consequence we now have a noose tied around our neck. Weve missed out on several opportunities to mentor and support political figures in these countries to push Nigeria's national interest.

France on the other hand has trained and nourished hundreds of traitors. They are activated when France needs them to commit another coup d etat or create a disturbing political situation inside Africa. Think about it, 11 coup d'etat in 19 months.

Mali alone has had two coup d'etat in less than a year. France now has thousands of troops spread across the region. What do you reckon they are there for. Ending terrorism as they claim? Absolutely not. If that was the case the security situation would have been different.

The French military is there to intervene in these countries to defend French interests. They have a defence agreement with these countries.

These countries are also forced to use the CFA. This evil setup is a milk cow for France. The UN and EU see this yet turn a blind eye.

France is ready to go to war than bring an end to a system that generates $500 billion annually to the French treasury. What France has done to these countries amounts the greatest theft in human history.

Look at the effort France has made in the last 12 months to remain engaged in Africa. A staggering ELEVEN economic Summits. A Covid-19 Sumit. Apology tour to Rwanda & Algeria. Repositioning troops and calling on EU allies to "contribute their quota" by deploying troops.

proposals upon proposals for closer military ties with Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea and ..as is the case with Chad, threats of war.

Chad is an AU member state. When Idris Derby was assassinated the Chadian army immediately announced Idriss Deby's son as successor.

The AU condemned what they called a "dynastic coup" and called for an end to military rule in Chad.

Emmanual Macron said :

"Democracy can wait" ....for the sake of stability amid "exceptional circumstances".

When the African Union insisted power should be restored to civilian authorities expeditiously or risk sanctions, Emmanual Macron issues a threat, saying France will not tolerate threats to Chad.

Who does that? One man. A colonial power defying an entire continent.

Africa needs to wake up. The security situation plaguing the continent is not organic. It is engineered chaos.