Thread by @DefenseNigeria

July 2018 a shocking video of summarily executions of two young woman and their children, one clasping the mothers hand, the other wrapped on her mother's back emerged. Blindfolded and shot. The bodies fell. "This one is still living" stated one of the soldiers before shooting

more rounds into the limp body of the little girl. Was this act of barbarity condemned? No. Human Rights Groups prevailed on Emmanual Macron to condemn the action and use his influence to seek for a peaceful resolution to the crises in Cameroon. Macron said the Biya regime is an

... integral part of the anti terror operation in region hence it will be unwise to risk more political
instability in Cameroon.

Washington? Well, the U.S just erected a $100 million drone base in Garoua, Cameroon and was in no mood to play human rights. So we have a despot

whose tenuous hold on power is being shored up by Paris under the cover of an anti-terror operations. A six year presence that till this day has not resulted in a drone strike on ISWAP/Boko Haram. In Cameroon the Biya regime has unleashed the brutal exactiins of BIR, assisted

assisted by 800 US and 300 French troops on the ground...and technical aid, training, and financial support. The world's longest running dictatorship (42 years in power) is being shored up by financial and military support by the world's oldest Republican and Constitutional

democracies, with a rock solid promise of French support by Macron. Then a French company wins a contract for the exploitation of natural gas via Limbe. Where is Limbe located? ..that's right..Anglophone Cameroon. The deal was negotiated with London based company New Age.

There ain't no better insurance than this. Paul  Biya can indeed be rest assured of his eternal hold on power. How can one man rule a country for 42 year and yet enjoy, not only legitimacy but security guarantees. The story is the same all over francophone Africa.

Politically docile in nature, there are francophones bold enough to speak against this perverse injustice, even when silenced. One such activists like Natalie Yamb. Born to a Cameroonian father and an Ivorian mother, she also had Swiss citizenship, where she was based mostly.

A graduate of journalism and political sciences, she was doing relatively well for herself. She had a flourishing career in Germany, but decided to give it up and move to Africa to use her aquired skill in the media industry to help build her continent. She was head of some of

the continent's biggest telecoms companies, with a career that spanned several West African countries. She used her multi-lingual ability to identify and motivate talents in francophone states to challenge existing assumptions and create new pathways for success.

This was when she noticed the marked difference between English speaking and French speaking West Africa. She uncovered a fundamental flaw that has hampered the development of francophone states. The draconian neo colonial exploitation by Paris, the corruption, the delibrate

..steps taken by Paris to perpetuate economic dependence and political servitude. This was when she began her activism, speaking out against the injustice. She became publicly critical of French presence in Africa. The use of the retrograde CFA franc currency.

The Russia-Africa summit in Sochi in October 2019 was an excellent platform to bring the attention of the world to French economic exploitation of Africa and the complicity of francophone heads of states in perpetual servitude, including the Ivory Coast, her country.

"France continues to regard the African continent as its property"

she said. Natalie Yamb identified the nexus between French military bases in Africa, support for despotic regimes, political instability, economic stagnation and the proliferation of terrorist groups

in Africa. With her background in media, she was able to eloquently articulate these problems in ways that disturbed the French.

Well guess what..

Natalie Yamb was arrested and expelled from the Ivory Coast by Ouattara on the orders of Emmanual Macron in December 2019.

Remember how former AU Ambassador to the U.S, Arikana Chihomburi was fired by the AU Chairman with orders from Emmanual Macron because because of her anti-colonial speeches? How do i know Macron was behind her firing? You might ask.

Well, she spoke of how colonial powers,

like France, continue to pillage Africa to the tune of $500 billion a year.

It's a no brainer she is canvassing for Africa's interest. Right?

Well, she was subsequently relieved of her job by the African Union Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat.

Where is Mousse Faki Mahamat from?

Chad. Who bankrolled his election as AU Chair? That's right. France.

Back to Natalie Yamb. According to the deportation decision taken by the Ivorian government, her political activism is prohibited by her status as a foreigner. She was tagged a foreigner in her own country.

This is how deep France has infiltrated the political machinery of Africa using francophone states as their proxy. We saw how Emmanual Macron hijacked and sabotaged the ECOWAS ECO using the same Ivorian President, and till this day faces no repercussions for his actions.

Same way he props up authoritarian regimes using the war on terror as an excuse. He paid $17 million to terrorists in Mali. His predecessor Francois Holland paid $3 million to Boko Haram in Nigeria. This shows France has a national policy of funding terrorist groups to

destabilize the region and then use it as a pretext to pitch their tents by fire by force. To end terrorism in the region we must attack it from the source. You can have all the victories against ISWAP you want, It counts for nothing if they are used as controlled opposition.

Look at their sophsiticated weapons and military tactics. How can a terrorist group survive in a region they have been outlawed by over 20 countries. It is virtually impossible. The key to ending terrorism in Africa is to rid the continent off French presence, as well as

..autocratic regimes in servitude to Paris. There is no reason why a colonial power should determine the political future of an African country. Why does France, not the AU have the final say in Chads political future? Why should France canvas the AU to sanction

Mali over its decision to chart the course of its own national security? Why should a 42 year dictatorship enjoy international recognition? We talk about bringing democracy to the Middle East but why not francophone West Africa? Why are 14 African nations forced to deposit their

..dollar reserves in French treasuries? Why is France moving to Niger and Benin and the Gulf of Guinea countries? Where is the Nigerian government in all of this? Are we really this aloof?