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Ndongo Samba Sylla
@nssylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla is a Senegalese development economist. Interested in Fair Trade, labour markets, social movements, democratic theory, monetary sovereignty.
Aug 12, 2023 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
Thread: #Democracy in post-independence #Africa. A non-Western-centric view.
My friend @KaiKodden invited me at the Univ of #Bayreuth on May 2022 to deliver a #Masterclass entitled “Rethinking #Democracy & Economic #Liberation in Post-Independence #Africa”. Image Given the current events in #West #Africa (#Niger), I am happy to have provided students with an alternative (non-Western-centric) view that helps them better understand OUR world. I discussed with them some of the slides below - derived from my earlier work. Image
Aug 4, 2023 • 25 tweets • 5 min read
Thread: Debunking some myths about coups in Africa.

edition.cnn.com/2021/09/12/afr… With the military coups observed in some of the 55 countries of the #African continent, speculations and grandiose statements abound. Most commentators talk about a “return” of coups and #democracy in “retreat”.
Aug 3, 2023 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
[Thread]: French “aid” to Niger and Monetary Imperialism
edition.cnn.com/2023/07/29/afr… Reading the media, one gets the impression that Niger, as a country, is a net beneficiary of France's development aid (ODA). Therefore, according to them, Niger will highly suffer from France's decision to suspend its "aid".
Nov 23, 2022 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
The #BBC published a piece to “fact check” some claims made on the #CFA franc. Ironically, this piece is full of “fake news”, biased and sloppy statements.
bbc.com/news/63708313 The topic of this piece is a currency supposed to be “African”. It’s “surprising” that the #BBC interviewed or quoted no African, especially those who critically work on it.
Nov 21, 2022 • 19 tweets • 8 min read
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…
Oct 5, 2022 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
[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.
Oct 4, 2022 • 23 tweets • 7 min read
[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.