How The Colonial Empire Of France Still Reigns In Africa
Channel: The World Journal
Date: 2023-12-26

How The Colonial Empire Of France Still Reigns In Africa

The French Empire was one of the most powerful in human history. At its height, it controlled almost ten percent of the world’s land area. From Southeast Asia to West Africa, the country we today associate with baguettes and cinema was a dominant global power. And that was particularly true in Africa. France oversaw territory spanning 17 modern-day nations, from Morocco to the Congo. Under the banner of a “civilizing mission,” France oversaw brutal occupations that engorged the wealth of the Empire and left a terrible legacy for ordinary Africans marked by slavery, extraction, and murder. And today, France’s empire in Africa is STILL around in a streamlined, more profitable, and even more exploitative form.

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