TRUMP WARNED! Group Threatens to Make Life Unbearable for Him

Will anonymous open a Pandora box on Donald Trump?

Donald Trump has been threatened by Anonymous on Twitter, with the hacktivist group accusing him of having links to organized crime and told him he will “regret the next 4 years.”

In a series of tweets sent from @YourAnonCentral, a Twitter account associated with the group, to the president-elect, Anonymous said: “This isn't the 80's any longer, information doesn't vanish, it is all out there. You are going to regret the next 4 years."

The group also claimed he has “financial and personal ties with Russian mobsters, child traffickers, and money launderers.”

“You are implicated in some really heavy sh*t,” read the warning. “Roy Cohen and your daddy aren't here to protect you anymore,” it continued, in an apparent reference to his friendship with lawyer Roy Cohn, who represented Trump during the ’70s when he was accused of violating the Fair Housing Act.

The tweets from Anonymous came in response to a tweet from Trump in which he attacked CIA Director John Brennan, accusing him of being a “leaker of fake news.”

Anonymous does not threaten to hack Trump directly, instead asking its followers to “Go get him.”

“We gave you the resources, use them,” it tweeted.

Anonymous also implied in one tweet that it suspects Trump of attempting to attack them with “bots,” which generate automated responses, telling him not to waste his money.

The group previously attacked Trump before he became the Republican party’s nominee, leaking information from his phone, including voice mails and telephone numbers in operation #OpWhiteRose.

Editorial

MOROCCO IS ALL OVER THE PLACE

Since the December7, 2016 elections Ghana has been awash with Moroccan Officials and it is expected that the King of Morocco will pass through Ghana on his way to African Union Summit.

Ordinarily this should not present a problem or be a source of worry for progressive forces; however the context within which these happenings occur ought to be taken seriously.

First, Morocco is a colonial occupying force in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) otherwise known as Western Sahara.

Secondly, Morocco is claiming parts of Mali, Algeria and Mauritania as its own.

Thirdly, Morocco’s conduct in international relations is in clear violation of the Charter of African Union.

The Insight urges President Akufo-Addo and his government to thread carefully when it comes to embracing Morocco and its agenda.

Ghana has over the years gained the respect of African people everywhere as the touch bearer of African emancipation and this should not change under the presidency of President Akufo-Addo.

Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana cannot support colonial occupation under any circumstance.

MATERNAL DEATHS

Dr Osei Kuffuor Afreh

By Nana Osei Kyeretwie/Stephen K. Ofori

A total of 67 maternal deaths were recorded in the Brong-Ahafo Region, last year, Dr. Osei Kuffour Afreh, the Deputy Regional Director (Public Health), has announced.

Compared with the 2015 figure of 87, this showed a significant decline in the number of women, who died during childbirth.

Dr. Afreh, said the achievement would, however, not make anybody complacent, saying they were targeting zero per cent deaths.

Addressing an annual regional dissemination meeting with chiefs and queens in Sunyani, he identified the main causes as hemorrhage, sepsis, hypertension, unsafe abortion, refusal to attend antenatal clinic and respiratory failure.

The other contributory factors included “delay in decision to seek care” because of poor understanding of the health complications and poverty.

The meeting was held under the theme “Dissemination of maternal health issues - the role of traditional leaders”.

It provided the platform to discuss ways to strengthen the collaboration between the healthcare providers and traditional rulers, particularly, queens to prevent maternal mortality.

Other issues that came up were neonatal deaths and growing teenage pregnancy in the region and how to effectively deal with these.

Dr. Afreh complained about what he termed “delay in reaching care” due to the bad nature of roads and the long travel distance to the health facilities.

Mrs. Martha Larbi-Agyemfra, the Regional Public Health Nurse, said 120 doctors and midwives in the region, had received training on life-saving skills and this was done with support from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities.

Additionally, 200 community health nurses had been adequately equipped to carry out in-plant insertion and removal, as part of a deliberate effort to increase family planning acceptance. 

Fishermen Cautioned On Weather Conditions At Sea

Fishermen along the coastal parts of the country have been cautioned to plan their expeditions in line with weather conditions to avoid danger.

“Those who would be fishing especially in the deep sea, which is 100 to 200 kilometers off the coast-line, could experience storms, because of active systems over the sea.”

Mr. Michael Padi, Senior Meteorologist at the Meteorological Services Department, Kotoka International Airport, said this to the Ghana News Agency in an interview.

He said presently, the weather systems over the sea precipitated rain storms, whilst that over land held dryness.

The Senior Meteorologist said in order to avoid unpleasant incidents, it was important for fishermen to plan their trips in accordance with the weather forecast.

“This would ensure their safety at sea,” he said.

Mr. Padi also cautioned motorist saying, “the periods to be most careful during this season are early morning and at night.”

He said during these periods, mist and fog particles greatly reduced visibility.

Mr. Padi stressed, that it was very easy for a driver to miscalculate distance and ran into an un-seen object at the least mistake.

The Senior Meteorologist said measures such as being extra careful and using fog lights amongst all other safety measures were very necessary during this period.

The Harmattan season which has now peaked, is on the verge of a gradual decline and is expected to come to a complete end in February, Mr. Padi said.

Government Urged To Complete Abandoned Getfund Projects

Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister Designate for Education

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah

Government has been called upon to as a matter of urgency, complete the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) school projects abandoned in the various second cycle institutions to help ease congestion.

Many of   the projects include classroom blocks, dining halls, Libraries and dormitories.

Mr Kobina Bedu-Addo, Spokesperson for the 1989/91 year group of the St John’s School in Sekondi in the Western Region, made the call when the year group handed over a refurbished ground floor of a two unit three story building to the school on Friday.

According to him the two unit three storey building was initiated in the Kufuor administration but had failed to see the light of the day.

Mr Bedu-Addo said as a result the year group raised GH₵ 20, 000 to put the ground floor of the facility in a habitable shape to accommodate the ever growing student population.

He said the group worked on six class rooms by providing electricity, wire mesh, louvres, paint and levelled the floor.

Mr Bedu-Addo said when the project was completed it would ease congestion and overcrowding in the classrooms.

He said it was imperative for such unfinished projects to be completed in good time to reduce pressure as well as ensure congenial atmosphere for learning.

Mr. Anthony Jonathan Mensah, the Head Master of the School said the facility had very dusty floors, dirty wall, with no Louvre frames and blades.

"Our deepest appreciation to the 89/91 year group for thinking about their younger ones and committing their hard-earned resources into serving their Alma mater,” he said.

GNA

Government Urged To Secure Helicopters For Firefighting

By Ivy Setordjie

The Deputy Volta Region Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has proposed the delivery of helicopters to all ten regions of Ghana to aid firefighting.

Enoch Amegbletor says this will help facilitate efforts to save lives and properties during fire incidents.

He said helicopters will prove more efficient than fire tenders that usually arrive late to fight fires.

Mr Amegbletor made the suggestion after the ICT department of Leklebi Senior High School was razed down by fire.

”The Volta region has reached attained the potential as a tourism destination. The government is wasting so much money buying fire tenders for all districts. Why don’t we use that money to buy helicopters which can be equipped [with fire fighting bucket] for every region? “ he said.

He said comparing the cost of a modern fire tender to a well-equipped helicopter, helicopters win the value-for-money test.

“It will take just a few minutes for a helicopter to get to a particular district to put out the fire,” he said.

Even though enough input has been made into the firefighting sector, Mr Amegbletor believes the provision of helicopters to every region will make firefighting more proactive.

Amegbletor said he is confident the Nana Akufo-Addo-led NPP administration will bring some innovation to curtail the number of causalities and property destruction through fire outbreaks nationwide.

Meanwhile, the assistant chief fire officer in charge of the Ho station of the Ghana National Fire Service, Daniela Mawusi Sarpong, has asked the public to be cautious when using fire.

According to her, many people do not take precaution with regards to fire during the Harmattan season.

Ghana has recorded 2,469 fire outbreaks within the first quarter of 2016 as against 2,036 within the same period in 2015, representing 21.27 percent increase. 

Government Must Formulate Organic Waste Recycle Laws

Raymond Okrofu Ategbi

By Laudia Sawer

Government has been urged to formulate enforceable legislations that would ensure that industries and companies would recycle organic waste generated by them.

According to Safi Sana Ghana Limited, a waste to energy and organic fertilizer company, such laws would compel companies to sort their waste for recycling to prevent the indiscriminate dumping of organic waste.

Mr Raymond Ategbi Okrofu, Country Manager of Safi Sana, made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency.

Mr Okrofu said dumping of such waste only tend to pollute the environment, while causing shortage of availability of raw materials for recycling.

He added that the Local Government Ministry and its related entities must intensify education on waste separation policies since people do not see the relevance of separating organic waste from other household waste.

He further implored government to recognize that the Safi Sana project was an integrated solution for most of the waste management problems Ghana faced.

According to him, organic waste which is collected by his company is processed to produce energy and fertilizer which nurture seedlings for the market.

He said the project, apart from creating jobs, helped to improve sanitation, while promoting agriculture and gave opportunities for research work.

Mr Okrofu indicated that his outfit fed about 1.6 megawatt of power to the national grid daily from 30 metric tonnes of organic waste.

Ghana, Beacon Of African Democracy

President Akufo Addo with  former President Mahama

By Mohammed Abdul Rashid

Ghana has, since 1992, held seven consecutive free and fair democratic elections in a peacefully atmosphere.

Under the Fourth Republic, the country has had three smooth and peaceful transition of power from one democratically elected political party to another and six from one government to another.

Unlike some African countries, which are engulfed by either pre or post electoral conflicts, Ghana has eminently and illustriously distinguished herself, showing an outstanding and a remarkable level of democratic adherence.

Ghana has carved for herself the title of being the beacon of African democracy.

“With this political development, Ghana, to many observers in the international community, seemed to have left the ranks of African countries saddened by military coups and repressive dictatorships.

“Through this democratic process, Ghana ascended to the group of civilised, responsible and representative governments, or more aptly, a workable democratic experiment in Africa.’’ (wordpress.com/2001/01/07).

After the result of the December 2000 elections, which gave John Agyekum Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) victory over Rawlings’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a run-off election, prompted the BBC “Talking Point” programme of December 9, 2000 to ask the questions: “Has Ghana reached political maturity and if so, has the election set a good example for the rest of Africa’’. (wordpress.com/2001/01/07).

This has sparked off both domestic and international electoral observes to show much concern in Ghana’s elections in every election year.

But the point well noting is whether Ghana`s democracy can be studied and understood very well in just two or three months to elections by any international electoral observer?

Very difficult it may be.

So many factors accounts for Ghana`s beautiful democratic credentials.

Charlotte Osei, Ghana's Electoral Commisioner

Ghanaian political leaders promoting democracy

It is an indisputable fact that the political leaders of the country craves for peaceful, free fair and transparent elections in every election year.

This fact manifest itself from the speeches they present to the people before, during and after elections, no matter whether they are on the winning or the losing side.

Both the former President John Dramani Mahama and the incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo displayed statesmanship when the 2016 elections were declared by the Electoral Commission.

Ex President Mahama called to acknowledge the victory of Nana Akufo-Addo, who graciously thanked Mr Mahama for the gesture.

Other competitors in the election-Mr Ivor Greenstreet, former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, Dr Edward Mahama, and Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, an independent candidate also called to congratulate Nana Akufo-Addo.

Ghanaians contribution to democracy

The question that may be lingering in the memory of the individual would be as to whether the peaceful democracy that we are relishing as a nation today is the sole hard fought of our political leaders.

Indeed, it is extensively known to many about the hospitality of Ghanaians globally. Apart from this, Ghanaians are also naturally peace loving people, despite their cultural, ethnic and religious differences, they are able to co-exist peacefully among themselves.

When taking a walk or drive on the street of the big cities in the country during campaign periods and prior to elections, when the politicians are all running in every direction trying to win the votes of the people with their campaign messages wrapped in beautifully designed and crafted manifestoes, one could see billboards, with the inscription of peaceful messages about the elections.

Also, every gathering would end with a well-wishing and prayers for peaceful elections in the country and all religious and traditional leaders would be preaching for peace before, during and after the elections.

On the Facebook page of the body builders associations dubbed: “Flex for peace,” on the 8th of November precisely a month to the elections, wrote:

“Election!!! Election!!! Election!!!

“It widely known in Ghana that bodybuilders are affiliated to political parties someway somehow to cause riots, rig elections and disturb national peace.

“For the hunger of harmony and cohesion, the bodybuilding association has come together to eradicate this stereotype in Ghana.

“We are humbly calling on all bodybuilders and Ghana at large to help us embark on this peace campaign.

“Remember we have only one Ghana, and it will take your effort and mine to make here a peaceful place to stay.”

These are all indications of how the individual Ghanaian yearns for peace and development in a democratic society.

The journey for the quest of seeking a peaceful elections to contributing towards the promotion of the democracy of Ghana starts immediately after the swearing in of an incoming democratically elected president.

The democracy of this great nation is by far the hard fought of every single Ghanaian and such must be to preserve this beautiful name the people of Ghana has help to build.

Long live the democracy of Ghana and God bless our home land Ghana.

African Countries Which Continue to Pay Colonial Tax to France

By Bello Olusayo

When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the french colonial elite in Paris got so furious, and in a historic act of fury the french administration in Guinea destroyed everything in the country which represented what they called the benefits from french colonization.

Three thousand French left the country, taking all their property and destroying anything that which could not be moved: schools, nurseries, public administration buildings were crumbled; cars, books, medicine, research institute instruments, tractors were crushed and sabotaged; horses, cows in the farms were killed, and food in warehouses were burned or poisoned.

The purpose of this outrageous act was to send a clear message to all other colonies that the consequences for rejecting France would be very high.

Slowly fear spread trough the african elite, and none after the Guinea events ever found the courage to follow the example of Sékou Touré, whose slogan was “We prefer freedom in poverty to opulence in slavery.”

Sylvanus Olympio, the first president of the Republic of Togo, a tiny country in west Africa, found a middle ground solution with the French. He didn’t want his country to continue to be a french dominion, therefore he refused to sign the colonisation continuation pact De Gaule proposed, but agree to pay an annual debt to France for the so called benefits Togo got from french colonization. It was the only conditions for the French not to destroy the country before leaving. However, the amount estimated by France was so big that the reimbursement of the so called “colonial debt” was close to 40% of the country budget in 1963.

The financial situation of the newly independent Togo was very unstable, so in order to get out the situation, Olympio decided to get out the french colonial money FCFA (the franc for french african colonies), and issue the county own currency.

On January 13, 1963, three days after he started printing his country own currency, a squad of illiterate soldiers backed by France killed the first elected president of newly independent Africa. Olympio was killed by an ex French Foreign Legionnaire army sergeant called Etienne Gnassingbe who supposedly received a bounty of $612 from the local French embassy for the hit man job.

Gilchrist Olympio

Olympio’s dream was to build an independent and self-sufficient and self-reliant country. But the French didn’t like the idea.

On June 30, 1962, Modiba Keita , the first president of the Republic of Mali, decided to withdraw from the  french colonial currency FCFA which was imposed on 12 newly independent African countries. For the Malian president, who was leaning more to a socialist economy, it was clear that colonisation continuation pact with France was a trap, a burden for the country development.

On November 19, 1968, like, Olympio, Keita will be the victim of a coup carried out by another ex French Foreign legionnaire, the Lieutenant Moussa Traoré.

In fact during that turbulent period of African fighting to liberate themselves from European colonization, France would repeatedly use many ex Foreign legionnaires to carry out coups against elected presidents:

– On January 1st, 1966, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, an ex french foreign legionnaire, carried a coup against David Dacko, the first President of the Central African Republic.

– On January 3, 1966, Maurice Yaméogo, the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, was victim of a coup carried by Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana, an ex French legionnaire who fought with french troops in Indonesia and Algeria against these countries independence.

– on 26 October 1972, Mathieu Kérékou who was a security guard to President Hubert Maga, the first President of the Republic of Benin, carried a coup against the president, after he attended French military schools from 1968 to 1970.

In fact, during the last 50 years, a total of 67 coups happened in 26 countries in Africa, 16 of those countries are french ex-colonies, which means 61% of the coups happened in Francophone Africa.

Number of Coups in Africa by country

Ex French colonies  Other African countries Country  Number of coup Countrynumber of coup Togo 1 Egypte 1 Tunisia 1 Libye 1 Cote d’Ivoire 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 Madagascar 1 Guinea Bissau 2 Rwanda 1 Liberia 2 Algeria 2 Nigeria 3 Congo – RDC 2 Ethiopia 3 Mali 2 Ouganda 4 Guinea Conakry 2 Soudan 5 SUB-TOTAL 1 13

Congo 3

Tchad 3

Burundi 4

Central Africa 4

Niger 4

Mauritania 4

Burkina Faso 5

Comores 5

SUB-TOTAL 2 32

TOTAL (1 + 2) 45 TOTAL 22

As these numbers demonstrate, France is quite desperate but active to keep a strong hold on his colonies what ever the cost, no matter what.

In March 2008, former French President Jacques Chirac said:

 

Jacque Chirac

“Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third [world] power”

Chirac’s predecessor François Mitterand already prophesied in 1957 that:

 ”Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century”

At this very moment I’m writing this article, 14 african countries are obliged by France, trough a colonial pact, to put 85% of their foreign reserve into France central bank under French minister of Finance control. Until now, 2014, Togo and about 13 other african countries still have to pay colonial debt to France. African leaders who refuse are killed or victim of coup. Those who obey are supported and rewarded by France with lavish lifestyle while their people endure extreme poverty, and desperation.

It’s such an evil system even denounced by the European Union, but France is not ready to move from that colonial system which puts about 500 billions dollars from Africa to its treasury year in year out.

We often accuse African leaders of corruption and serving western nations interests instead, but there is a clear explanation for that behavior. They behave so because they are afraid the be killed or victim of a coup. They want a powerful nation to back them in case of aggression or trouble. But, contrary to a friendly nation protection, the western protection is often offered in exchange of these leaders renouncing to serve their own people or nations’ interests.

African leaders would work in the interest of their people if they were not constantly stalked and bullied by colonial countries.

In 1958, scared about the consequence of choosing independence from France, Leopold Sédar Senghor declared: “The choice of the Senegalese people is independence; they want it to take place only in friendship with France, not in dispute.”

From then on France accepted only an “independence on paper” for his colonies, but signed binding “Cooperation Accords”, detailing the nature of their relations with France, in particular ties to France colonial currency (the Franc), France educational system, military and commercial preferences.

Below are the 11 main components of the Colonisation continuation pact since 1950s:

#1.  COLONIAL DEBT FOR THE BENEFITS OF FRANCE COLONIZATION

The newly “independent” countries  should pay for the infrastructure built by France in the country during colonization

I still have to find out the complete details about the amounts, the evaluation of the colonial benefits and the terms of payment imposed on the african countries, but we are working on that (help us with info).

#2. AUTOMATIC CONFISCATION OF NATIONAL RESERVES

The African countries should deposit their national monetary reserves into France Central bank.

France has been holding the national reserves of fourteen african countries since 1961: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

“The monetary policy governing such a diverse aggregation of countries is uncomplicated because it is, in fact, operated by the French Treasury, without reference to the central fiscal authorities of any of the WAEMU or the CEMAC. Under the terms of the agreement which set up these banks and the CFA the Central Bank of each African country is obliged to keep at least 65% of its foreign exchange reserves in an “operations account” held at the French Treasury, as well as another 20% to cover financial liabilities.

The CFA central banks also impose a cap on credit extended to each member country equivalent to 20% of that country’s public revenue in the preceding year. Even though the BEAC and the BCEAO have an overdraft facility with the French Treasury, the drawdowns on those overdraft facilities are subject to the consent of the French Treasury. The final say is that of the French Treasury which has invested the foreign reserves of the African countries in its own name on the Paris Bourse.

In short, more than 80% of the foreign reserves of these African countries are deposited in the “operations accounts” controlled by the French Treasury. The two CFA banks are African in name, but have no monetary policies of their own. The countries themselves do not know, nor are they told, how much of the pool of foreign reserves held by the French Treasury belongs to them as a group or individually.

The earnings of the investment of these funds in the French Treasury pool are supposed to be added to the pool but no accounting is given to either the banks or the countries of the details of any such changes. The limited group of high officials in the French Treasury who have knowledge of the amounts in the “operations accounts”, where these funds are invested; whether there is a profit on these investments; are prohibited from disclosing any of this information to the CFA banks or the central banks of the African states .” Wrote Dr. Gary K. Busch

It’s now estimated that France is holding close to 500 billions African countries money in its treasury, and would do anything to fight anyone who want to shed a light on this dark side of the old empire.

The African countries don’t have access to that money.

France allows them to access only 15% of the money in any given year. If they need more than that, they have to borrow the extra money from their own 65% from the French Treasury at commercial rates.

To make things more tragic, France impose a cap on the amount of money the countries could borrow from the reserve. The cap is fixed at 20% of their public revenue in the preceding year. If the countries need to borrow more than 20% of their own money, France has a veto.

#3.  RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ON ANY RAW OR NATURAL RESOURCE DISCOVERED IN THE COUNTRY

France has the first right to buy any natural resources found in the land of its ex-colonies. It’s only after France would say, “I’m not interested”, that the African countries are allowed to seek other partners.

#4. PRIORITY TO FRENCH INTERESTS AND COMPANIES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND PUBLIC BIDING

In the award of government contracts, French companies must be considered first, and only after that these countries  could look elsewhere. It doesn’t matter if the african countries can obtain better value for money elsewhere.

As consequence, in many of the french ex-colonies, all the majors economical assets of the countries are in the hand of french expatriates. In Côte d’Ivoire, for example, french companies own and control all the major utilities – water, electricity, telephone, transport, ports and major banks. The same in commerce, construction, and agriculture.

In the end, as I’ve written in a previous article, Africans now Live On A Continent Owned by Europeans!

#5. EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO SUPPLY MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND TRAIN THE COUNTRY MILITARY OFFICERS

Through a sophisticated scheme of scholarships, grants, and “Defense Agreements” attached to the Colonial Pact, the africans should send their senior military officers for training in France or French ran-training facilities.

The situation on the continent now is that France has trained hundreds, even thousands of traitors and nourish them. They are dormant when they are not needed, and activated when needed for a coup or any other purpose!

#6. RIGHT FOR FRANCE TO PRE-DEPLOY TROOPS AND  INTERVENE MILITARY IN THE COUNTRY TO DEFEND ITS INTERESTS

Under something called “Defence Agreements” attached to the Colonial Pact, France had the legal right to intervene militarily in the African countries, and also to station troops permanently in bases and military facilities in those
countries, run entirely by the French.

French military bases in Africa

When President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire tried to end the French exploitation of the country, France organized a coup. During the long process to oust Gbagbo, France tanks, helicopter gunships and Special Forces intervened directly in the conflict, fired on civilians and killed many.

To add insult to injury, France estimated that the French business community had lost several millions of dollars when in the rush to leave Abidjan in 2006 the French Army massacred 65 unarmed civilians and wounded 1,200 others.

After France succeeded the coup, and transferred power to Alassane Outtara, France requested Ouattara government to pay compensation to French business community for the losses during the civil war.

Indeed the Ouattara government paid them twice what they said they had lost in leaving.

#7. OBLIGATION TO MAKE FRENCH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATION

Oui, Monsieur. Vous devez parlez français, la langue de Molière!

A French language and culture dissemination organization has been created called “Francophonie” with several satellites and affiliates organizations supervised by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs.

#8. OBLIGATION TO USE FRANCE COLONIAL MONEY FCFA

That’s the real milk cow for France, but it’s such an evil system even denounced by the European Union, but France is not ready to move from that colonial system which puts about 500 billions dollars from Africa to its treasury.

During the introduction of Euro currency in Europe, other european countries discovered the french exploitation  scheme. Many, specially the nordic countries, were appalled and suggested France get rid of the system, but unsuccessfully.

#9.  OBLIGATION TO SEND FRANCE ANNUAL BALANCE AND RESERVE REPORT.

Without the report, no money.

Anyway the secretary of the Central banks of the ex-colonies, and the secretary of the bi-annual meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the ex-colonies is carried out by France Central bank / Treasury.

#10. RENONCIATION TO ENTER INTO MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH ANY OTHER COUNTRY UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY FRANCE

African countries in general are the ones with will less regional military alliances. Most of the countries have only military alliances with their ex-colonisers! (funny, but you can’t do better!).

In the case France ex-colonies, France forbid them to seek other military alliance except the one it offered them.

#11. OBLIGATION TO ALLY WITH FRANCE IN SITUATION OF WAR OR GLOBAL CRISIS

Over one million africans soldiers fought for the defeat of nazism and fascism during the second world war.

Their contribution is often ignored or minimized, but when you think that it took only 6 weeks for Germany to defeat France in 1940, France knows that Africans could be useful for fighting for la “Grandeur de la France” in the future.

There is something almost psychopathic in the relation of France with Africa.

First,  France is severely addicted to looting and exploitation of Africa  since the time of slavery. Then there is this complete lack of creativity and imagination of french elite to think beyond the past and tradition.

Finally, France has 2 institutions which are completely frozen into the past, inhabited by paranoid and psychopath “haut fonctionnaires” who spread fear of apocalypse if France would change, and whose ideological reference still comes from the 19th century romanticism: they are the Minister of Finance and Budget of France and the Minister of Foreign affairs of France.

These 2 institutions are not only a threat to Africa, but to the French themselves.

It’s up to us as African to free ourselves, without asking for permission, because I still can’t Understand for example how 450 french soldiers in Côte d’Ivoire could control a population of 20 millions people?

*Source Silicon Africa