Whether Africans need a third party to remind them about what they survived under French colonial rule is the subject for another article. This is not the first time Macron has openly criticised Turkey. Last September, he, and urged Europe to take a collective stance against Ankara.
This ideological clash is nowhere more apparent than in francophone Africa, where Turkey is making an audacious bid to challenge France’s influence — and is using France’s colonial past against it, by constantly emphasising atrocities in which France has been involved, from the Rwandan genocide to Algeria’s bloody war of independence.
France’s role in Mali is controversial, to say the least; the extended French military presence in the country has been widely criticised, including recently by world-famous musician Salif Keita, who said that France is responsible for acts of terrorism in the Sahel. Çavusoglu’s visit to Niger in July was especially concerning for Paris. A deal signed between the two countries allows Turkey to conduct exploration and mining operations in Niger, a significant move given France’s historic domination of the country’s mining sector.
Perhaps more significant still is the military cooperation agreement signed during that same visit, which will soon allow for a Turkish military presence in Niger.
Turkey’s involvement in the recent Azerbaijan/Armenia war is also under scrutiny 🤔. But the French aren’t saints either, lookup their history in Africa
Turkey must not hide from the genocide of the Ottoman empire where non Muslims where beheaded
Africa needs an alternative! All France has done us create more instability and wars and loot resources!!
Get over your colonial entitlement complex. Most countries in Europe, Asia etc were colonised. Black Africans can do it on their own but mostly they rather beg, beg and beg.
About time Africa considers other options, we might just get a better deal than France/ US!!!
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