How much influence has France lost in Africa? | The Bottom Line
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- Despite the declarations by French President Emmanuel Macron that the era of his country’s interference in Africa was “well over”, France - and the West in general - have been losing influence on the continent year after year.
Meanwhile, Russia, China, Turkey and other players have been ascendant.
Next month France will host the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, which aims to reset relations between the Global North and the Global South. But is it too little, too late?
Host Steve Clemons speaks with France’s minister of development, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, about his country's efforts to rethink its relationship with Africa.
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Why is "Influenced Africans" a good thing for anybody-what has Africa gained in the past from the same influence peddlers...???
The only reason they changing their approche to Africa is because african countries are kicking them out
exactly
They aren't changing, only changing tricks and tactics. They have done this for 500 years.
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The French are refusing to leave Africa and respect the continents sovereignty...but i hope refugees continue to flood Europe, as consequence of their greed and continued colonisation. Comoros Island will be free from French control one day
@Marc Andrassy Leave the other oversea colonies as well please. We all know French are not indigenous people of Guyana or Mayotte.
@marcandrassy haha I bet😅 how will you make tour schools for free, build infrastructure, cheap food etc without stealing from Africa..by the way return stolen the arts
They must leave
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@@thelonegerman2314 It's coming to an end the Africa of today is not the same Africa of yesterday's
I am surprised that the interviewer believes the BS she said and didn’t scrutinize her baseless statements. I am also surprised there was no question about France’s role in politically destabilizing former colonies through both direct and indirect intervention including militarily!
He is a weasel even apologising for asking certain quest ions...
He's white.
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A bs interview lack of scrutiny is offensive in fact this fk program is insulting viva Africa France must pay it due’s
The entire interview is a joke...trying to clean france's evil image
😅Equal partners??? What a load of b.s. France is still bullying their former colonies by strangling their currencies. Many of their colonies still have to pay some kind of taxes to Paris,even today.😅
14 countries to be precise
How he can make global vision he falled to lead his country in Africa no more France please leave our contenent
THE FRENCH OFFICIAL SHOWS THAT EUROPEANS ARE NOT READY TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEEDS WHEN IT COMES TO AFRICANS, I AM OFFENDED BY HER REMARKS🕷🤦🏾
Exactly
And you should be.
She’s the quintessential double dealing politician. No dignity or honour while she sits their and acts like the country she represents isn’t a blight on a whole country.
No one needs your help. We know what you did in the name of help.
Africa needs to run out france
@@jevonwilliams4579 every body needs to shun the filthy french.
France has caused so much trauma and devastation in Africa that we don't want anything to do with those type of human being and we will only mend the relationship an after 500 years. FRANCE PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE
It is obviously a good step forward towards truth to recognize the richest countries demise without the (forced/tricked) resources they extract from the poor countries. Though, you also need to know the poor will struggle but can survive without the 'evil' rich. No nation prospers with an aid money but aid keeps you blind to see a breakthrough from your problems! Aid is a tool to keep the poor, psychologically more poorer.
If the poor countries refuse to receive aid and start to negotiate better deals for their resources....the rich will destroy them through political, religious, economic interference. Don't paint the rich as angels, the poor as destitute.
It is a matter of time!
Not this time. The truth is the rich nations are poor without robbing resources from poor nations. So let's not call them rich and poor anymore. Seems like the poor nations have all the wealth in resources, land and population.
Europe cannot "destroy" Africa. Communicaitons are way too broad and people all over the world know what's going on all over the world. Europe cannot invade Africa, Africans have given up their spears and shields for more modern weapons. With a nuclear power like China now in play, investing all over Africa, the west's game of abusing Africa is coming to an end.
The truth is Africa holds all the cards for the future and China is the best thing to happen to Africa. Without China, no African country would question the French. Now France has to fear Africa's response to generations of abuse.
Make no mistake. China is a game changer by building infrastructure in Africa. The road to modernization will be realized in a generation. We are on the brink of finally ending European neo-colonialism.
Africa does not need Europe. Europe has always needed Africa.
@@MrMelomalo👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾well said
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She talked a lot but said nothing.😢
Equal partners 😂😂😂😂😂
Remove from you the perversity of the mouth, remove from you the hypocrisy of the lips.
The poor countriea can survive without the rich as the rich countries are only rich off of the resources of the poor...who are acfually rich...all that necessary is widespread education and skills training
What she said my country have a richt history really still she’s talking crazy language so sad. 😊
Have she ever been in Africa 🤷♀️
Common interest equal partners
Lord have mercy.
It is so important for everyone to be armed and on the same page. The thumbnail of this video says it all. That guy has no business in Africa. If the entire continent of Africa was united and everyone armed, those kind of thumbnails wouldn't exist. I notice I don't see anything about invading America. We're armed and anxious to kill. We don't want to kill each other, (most days) but outsiders who come trying to take our land, fair game. You can have the money. Our government is fighting over that now. Just not the land.
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Find one port built by western country? You will not find it . On the other hand china built more then 30 ports in Africa. That tells you everything.
Lol Africa didt conlinize itself, most all conlonizer that form eroupe come form the sea, and in order to start colonizing they need to build port or port town. So most of the port Africa have right now they inherit form the eroupean. All I see is China just follow the same strategy as the eroupean back in the day of eroupean colonization day. I can only hope Africa countries wise up and take advantage of it
@@khanhnguyen-tt3ff You mean built by African labour, and resources
@@craigkanyemba in first stage of colonizing they have to used their own a labor force cause so they didt get the labor force yet. so they properly build it using their own resource and labor force , then the second stage were they send out prospector to find out what that region have. it take them a couple years to be at the stage to able use African labor force for their own, so into order to do that they need a base to stage it out off hence the port. or they do like what china did by signing a treaty with those goverment of borrowing an already existing port
@@khanhnguyen-tt3ff You are living in a deluded world. Read history. They enslaved indians to Africa. They would steal people from one part to another. Plus those ports belonged to Africans, when they colonised Africa, they were taking them by force. You think they found Africa empty. China is an Ally. It will remain so because its all weather friend
But China will turn around and treat us like Hong Kong soon enough. The same with Russia. Let us do away with ALL colonizers, new and old! And raise ourselves, however long it takes.
It must be hard for the French to continue to slowly realize their influence and ability to dominate and bully other countries continues to fade. The same for great British Empire.
Where did macron found this greek woman to give her such an important position? She speaks english with a hard greek accent, but the worse she is not capable to say something important.
Yeah, but I bet she gives great head.
Who is France 🇫🇷 to the continent and that we should care ? My answer: It’s just a doubt and curse to the continent.
European are scared africa development coz they will get poor very quickly 😂😂 know u now gadafi death
A people to people. relationship. It's too late for that . Go away
The so-called rich north exploited the resources of the so-called poor south with impunity.
Did you say the rich north and the "much less rich" global south? If the south was "much less rich" then the north wouldn't be rich at all. They'd still be dirt poor.
It's not always all about richness dignity respect matters
This woman is confused ànd wish confusing everyone.
Haiti
Relationship of respect😝laughable
They must hold the summit in Africa period and Africa only.
She said a bunch of nothing 😂😂😂😂
Am surprised that she wasn’t good at answering questions especially the last 3 and next time bring someone with good good geopolitical history or make it easier for us to interact with you too.
Thanks
If you can’t enslave or colonize to create revenue then what is your business model? In 2024, you can’t just grape and pillage your way across the black world.
Why didn’t France solve this problem long time ago? Now that Africa wants France to leave the continent , you’re saying “we want to solve this problem alongside with Africa”. Leave the continent first then we can talk later.
this didn't age well, things got worse since this interview.
La relazione tra Francia e Africa e finita
The Rise Of China And Russia Is Blessing For The World.
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Africa should align with China and kick the French out.
Not enough until it is zilch.
It needs to lose more
Let her go and read the things fall apart or the animal kingdom
NONE 😥😣🤔😂
Thrives.
Thieves. Yeah, we know.
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Es leey
Lie Africa tall u to leave Africa 😊
From Canada: It is too late .We are not stupid anymore. France wants to play smart
30 mins waste of time. She spent the whole time defending her role, and her boss Macron.
Lie begets more lies.
The truth - Africa is better without European influence. Africa should look after their own benefits that works.
It France is so rich why your soldiers still in Africa leave African
Oh poor and desesperate France!
Africa say stop and go away!
In fact, why is there no Aljazeera French outley tv version to get more audience et expose more French cowardice and predatory politics in Africa and former colonies?
Lies we want you out
Nonsense, we Africans have to decide who we want to partner with not you cheaters.
She's a shameless liar
Pay the money back you stole and leave these people alone. Y
Untrustworthy racists
All she talks is bs