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How France lives off Africa with the Colonial Pact

               

Just before France conceded to African demands for independence in the 1960s, it carefully organised its former colonies (CFA countries) in a system of “compulsory solidarity” which consisted of obliging the 14 African states to put 65% of their foreign currency reserves into the French Treasury, plus another 20% for financial liabilities. This means these 14 African countries only ever have access to 15% of their own money! If they need more they have to borrow their own money from the French at commercial rates! And this has been the case since the 1960s.

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    how Europe STILL underdevelops Africa.
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    To those who thought the days of colonialism are gone… The Eurocentric/US-centric power structures continue to reap...
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