Francophone Africans complain about French influence but hardly question the remaining constructs of French colonial governance like gouverneurs (commandants)", prefets (chef de terre), ENAM, cachets, Napoleonic Civil Code, gendarmes, etc. not to mention our currency the Franc!
We are "anti-France" but our whole societal model of accomplishment revolves around being more French than the others. More champagne, more French wine, trips to Paris are all elevated as proof that we reached a certain level in society.
Until we deconstruct our own individual relationships with French colonialism, we will continue to cry la France est le diable but we will always maintain our colonial relationship.
I mean, look at a whole #AFCON2021 which is branded by France's largest exploiter of African resources. I refused to use their hashtag for a reason. We don't even realize how far deep we are in this. And by our own behavior we continue to perpetuate this unequal relationship.
And it's also why leader after leader are unable to change this model. They were formatted by this system. They don't know anything but this system.They keep trying to improve on this system instead of deconstructing it. A real champion for Africa will not come from that format.
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