Timi Frank, former Deputy Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained why African leaders should reject France.
In a statement on Tuesday, Frank accused France of exploiting Africa for decades without meaningful development.
He was reacting to the ongoing “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth Summit” being attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and several African leaders, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Nairobi, Kenya.
He noted that African countries, particularly in West Africa, had little to show for years of French influence despite their abundant natural resources.
He argued that recent political developments in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger had exposed what he described as France’s exploitative relationship with African nations.
“France has nothing more to offer Africa. African leaders must not fall into any new arrangement that will drag the continent back into economic and political bondage,” he said.
According to him, the military takeovers in some Francophone African countries had opened the eyes of many Africans to what he termed “decades of exploitation.”
“Since the military takeover in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Africans have seen clearly that France was only using the people and their resources without giving anything meaningful in return,” he stated.
He added that African leaders should lean towards the United States rather than France.
‘They’re exploitative’ – Timi Frank urges African leaders to reject France
