Military coup in the Congo while the President is out the country. Macron and the French are baffled!
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💥 Another Coup?! Really 🤔
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I'm confused. Didn't they gain their independence from the French in the 1960s? Why would France have anything to do with them now?
That's like something happening in the Philippines and saying the US has some sort of responsibility to them for it.
France’s military has been very active in most of their former African colonies ever since their nominal independence. This secured their mineral resources for France, especially the uranium from Chad and Niger. France produces most if not all of its domestic electricity from nuclear power.
I know that Operation Barkhane has been in effect this year, withdrawing French troops from all over Africa.
I wasn't aware they still had a lot of forces in the Congo, though. I'll have to look into that.
Edited to add: Well, I started looking into it, and Operation Barkhane ended last year. So I'm out of date on my info already.
I don't follow African politics as much as I should. I do know there have been several coups in some African countries this past year, and some people blame France for it, because they have been pulling their troops out of Africa.
Edited again to add: Still looking through all the info I can find on France's military bases in Africa, and I can't find any info about any bases they currently have in the Republic of Congo.
If anyone has any information about that, please share.
I'll keep looking, but right now, all signs point to "no" when it comes to France still having troops in the Congo.