Everyone of african descent agrees with the Italian man. Our place is Africa not at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. France is shaking right now. Oh yeah, they need to call out Britain as well. Britain is probably sweating just seeing France get called out
The Italians guy siad they colonized Ethiopia what is that guy smoking did the german colonized france ,no they occupied and the same to ethiopia. But if it's good for you ego go for it buddy stroke your ego
@@mkkm8540 enslaved??? You must be a kid who's thirsty for knowledge in history I am not bootyclaping for italians for their colonization on africa( including ethopia , aren't oromos ethopians as well?) but you shouldn't deny the facts in history whether it's negative or positive
@@enchiladaplatter1 you ought to be afraid. You will never enjoy the same privileges your ancestors stole. I can understand your fears. I would be also if I were you.
YoungKush believe me if we unite....you will only get a mobile phone in fair price....you will not be able to get a tesla car without africa at a fair price....I hope we unite and get a common currency....you will realize you are not special...what resources do you have apart from the cold and wind
Tambamedia101 "A continental currency"? A currency should be National. Then a country can print more money to stimulate economic activity and then reduce the money supply as the economy recovers and inflation takes hold. Any country that must rely on a currency that they cannot control is therefore subject to forces beyond their control. Also? A continental currency is just INVITING Privatization of the Currency. That would just be enslavement again.
Truth Bearer You know whaf? I am incorrect, I fired without checking that time. The US used to occupy Haiti but it is not a US Territory and there are apparently no US Military bases located there. I apologize for my error and? Lucky them.
France will never allow black Africa to have their own currencies otherwise our economy will collapse said Nicolas Sarkoz, a former president of France.
Because this was part of the agreement that the West African countries were forced to sign at military gunpoint. Each new President who decided that he didn't like this and who voiced that opinion out loud put himself in the crosshairs of the French Military.
France gone, China in, What's next? Keep blaming others for your own problem? Look in the mirror and see the problem for yourself. Look to South Africa and the chaos it is today. Blame yourselves for allowing your selves the problem you are. Why China? Do you have to keep on relying on others to solve your problems which only you can do? Eskimos will be much better running Africa at least Eskimos have no corruption dent in their name.
Here are the economic sectors held by France and French companies in senegal. France and french companies hold and control the heart of the senegalese economy. They’ve been looting african countries for centuries. 1. Orange: controls telecommunication-Internet and telephone 2. Bollore: controls the Port 3. Alstom, EIFFAGE, SETEC, TERRASOL, Engie and Thales, SNCF-Keolis and RATP Dev: Built and will exploit the Railways. Alstom and its suppliers have mobilized more than 4,000 french employees to manufacture these Coradia Polyvalent trains destined for Senegal. What about Senegalese workers?? 4. Air France / Corsair: controls the Airport 5. Auchan, Carrefour: Supermarkets - are on the verge of destroying local commerce 6. Suez: Water Management 7. Roads and transport economy: controlled by Eiffage 8. BICIS, Societe Generale des Banques: Main Banks in senegal are french banks not interested in providing credits to the population, when they do, they require high interest rates 9. Total: Oil & Gas 10. Our Currency: made in France by a french company. France is part of the management board.
Wow! Thanks for putting that list together!!! I knew Adams Gaye spoke truth, but those facts just slam the gavel. Undeniably, France/French companies have a stranglehold on the economy of Senegal. I'm sure there are no easy answers, but I do wish the people success in gaining true sovereignty.
Gaala Eri Cusman divide and rule system. Power is held by the puppet government, a huge section of the population is manipulated by politicians. It’s just helpless. France is presented as a friend but they do not hesitate to eliminate any president that goes against the franc cfa or francafrique
Lord of mercy they basically control all sectors of senegals economy the stranglehold is at the neck no wonder francophone african countries are the least developed in the continent their young men and women are drowning in the mediterranean trying to reach europe this is worse than genocide 😢
It's crazy that they can only access 15% of their own money. And then to get more money that's theirs they have to take out a style of a loan. That doesn't even make sense. That's their taxes their funds they should have full funds access....
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 Some tried to reject it but coups happened, for example Sylvanus Olympio is likely the most smart president Africa ever have had. He waged the best political and legal war against the French in Togo and repeatedly outsmart them to bring Togo to its independence. Unfortunately he did not understand the importance of the military and was very Negligent on the matter. Three days after he started printing Togo currency and two days before announcing Togo withdrawal from France colonial currency called CFA, he was killed by a French legionnaire Étienne Eyadema Gnassingbe, the father of the current president of Togo. What some african leaders are starting to do to overcome CFA is to exchange gods with infrastracture, this is how some countries with CFA are trading with China.
I conjure with the Italians. As a citizen of a Francophone African country, France has brought an untold misery to its colonies...they didn’t event talk about the other clauses, pertaining to resources. France colonies still pay colonial taxes to France. We must liberate Africans from these sinister.
I'm so glad Al Jazeera shone a light on the CFA Franc. I'm from francophone Africa and there often are protests against France and the Cfa but those protests are never covered by the MSM. We are all fed up with France's bullying, but we have no power and no real voice on the international stage. And the fact that the media only start talking about this issue because an Italian minister pointed it out proves my point.
Claudio Saltara Is it a lie. White people need to make their leaders accountable as the whole world hates white people. And as it stands there are more Africans around the world than white people and their population is falling especially when they have kids with us because our genes are stronger
The WORLD should condemn the unjust financial systems that create conflict and crisis in African countries economic development. SHAME ON FRANCE. THE EUROPEAN UNION SHOULD KICK FRANCE OUT TODAY.
Similar to the UK with their commonwealth (just check how many flags around the world still have the Union Jack on it or have the queen of England as their ultimate sovereign)
To be fair, any commonwealth countries are free to leave, or to change their flags, or no longer acknowledge the queen (Canada, India, and Malaysia for example did one of, or combination of above, and still maintain their membership), and UK do not peg their currency to pound sterling. Seriously, commonwealth has like 50 members, and some of them are the top dog in their respective region (e.g. Singapore, Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, etc). They would already leave if UK did what France do to their former colonies.
So sad, so very sad. It not just the taking of their money, but also the looting of these countries resources and opportunities that should go to the citizens of these countries. This is why Africa must become one super power.
"Anyone can leave anytime they want" Really? "It was a long and painful journey to independence. In order to obfuscate or block the hopes of emancipation and aspirations for self-government by Olympio and the Togolese people, France requested a payment of 800 million francs from the tiny West African colony with meagre earnings as the cost of France’s colonial administration. The last straw was his decision to break away from the CFA francs currency which was imposed on France’s colonies in 1945 at gunpoint. Olympio set out to issue Togo’s own sovereign currency backed by the resources of the country and guaranteed by the German Bundesbank. Two days before Sylvanus Olympio was due in Paris at the Bank of France to sign the withdrawal agreement of Togo from the CFA francs currency, France, with the help of USA ordered his assassination."
On the paper, those countries may choose to leave. In reality should an African President make such decision next thing you know he would be overthrown by France.
French speaking countries in AFRICA will have to go to War with France under the lies of peace KEEPING with sustainable support from the United NATIONS.
You watch, many African francophone will now be making every move to brake away from France whether France like it or not and france better not try any games of intimidation of assassinating any African leader who decides to leave france. France does not have the monopoly of assassination, African leaders can do same.
Mr.Adama...Thank u so much. African pray for Di Maio not to change, to always speak the truth & we thank him too. USA & Europe Stop colonial rule, leave Africa alone 😡😡
Now that the world has heard Africa’s root cause of problems. Do something about it. All nations need to get off Africa’s back. Starting with Zimbabwe!
The francophone African countries are the most docile lot,I have ever seen in my life.even trade agreements in Africa, francophone have to go to a separate room,wait for phone call,from france then come back to sabotage the deal.
This interview was so enlightening as to what's going on in in Italy and France, along with how people from various African nation's are all caught up in it. Thank you for posting this.
Guinea, the only former french colony with its own currency, no french military presence. So happy our hero Sekou Touré totally kicked them out in 1958 (first to say no to their then so called french community). With that they did all to make us pay through the nose, but we stood hard.
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 yes...there was 5 years of invasion of italy. Just as the Germans invaed Europe. Now was Europe colozied or invaded? The answer will be the same for italy and ethiopia
The crimes of France in Africa surpass by far those committed during the slave trade. I can't begin to narrated them. They make the CIA look like angels. Even Belgians got the belly full and left. But France... ! African Nations should reward Italy and Germany with special ties for a fair trade of the continent resources with all these robbers including China. As A kid I saw and still remember the help from Italy, Germany, switzerland and Canada. I can still remember!
the Italian scholar is shameful. Issues of colonialization are everyone's issue, and they should be addressed regardless of whom raises them. I am no fan of Di Maio but this issue is real. As real as the huge amount of funds France has access to as a result of this financial trick. And it is unfair to other European partners.
great speech from the Italian President, this is what we all need, we need more voices the Italian president to speak out against injustice, no race colour or creed should watch people suffering and or starving to the point of death by the hands of bullies that or unjustly squeezing the lives out of the people and their economy, congrat to Italian President
Why do you have to be brave telling the truth, remember no lies can live forever, remember Coronavirus is here to uncover many atrocities that have been meted towards many countries in Africa by so called colonial thieves
Viewers please don't consider the Italian speaking guest ..he is part of the PD party and just betraying the Italian public opinion. He is incompetent at best.
Interesting how "Saint Malo" said the African continent is NOT enough to feed or sustain the African people as they reach a billion or more in population. Then immediately in defense of France he say that there are other countries taking resources from Africa as well as the African leaders because Africa is a TREASURE he say!!!! SO we're expected to accept that our land and resources are enough for colonial indebtedness to highly populated nations using it to survive but not enough for the African people to feed of their own mother! The failed nations are not willing to give up their luxuries gained off the backs of my people!!!!!!!
Great respect to Matteo Villa for being the only speaker here to really stay on track instead of attempting to hijack the platform to advance their own points of view. He was also the only one to respect the interviewer, and to speak in turn. He was the only one to stop when he was supposed to. The other two looked like they wanted to go outside and settle their disputes man to man. And that's fine. But maybe they can do that another time, outside of this program. There's a limited time, and you have to be fair to the other speakers. So kudos to Matteo Villa for respecting the program and his host!
Italy was only able to occupy parts of Ethiopia but never colonized it. There were only three black countries that was never colonized: Ethiopia, Liberia, and Haiti.
Bitcoin Master 😂😂😂 how Haiti and Liberia never colonized when their whole existence is due to slavery? 😂😂😂 Ethiopia too was Italian colony until the WWII
Gaala Eri Cusman The word I would say is occupy. It was for 5 years that Italy occupy Ethiopia...they were even under fire from Ethiopian gurella fighters across the country. It was not easy/settling 5 years. You guys need to redefine what colonial means. “Colonial rule consists of the occupying power setting up administrative offices that institute foreign legal systems, infrastructure, control local politics, and recreate the existing institutions in manner based on the wishes of the colonial power” Italy got none of this in Ethiopia. @ speak their own indigenous language @ governs itself according to the history of its own people @lacks infrastructure built by Italy @have their own culture @have their own year count If want see a country that was colonized go to India, then you will know what colonial means.
Thanks for that laugh. So, Italy is CLEAN and FREE from all accusation that mainstream media created. 2/3 Africa colonized by FRENCH. The rest colonized by British and other else. They didn't failed in History, since Italy it-self just exist as STATE NAME, but never presented the people. In Italy, Italian doesn't exist. Just Bolognese, Pugliese, Genovese, Napoletano, etc. In past Italy had 2 Republic : Republic of Genova and Republic of Venezia. They hate each others! 2/3 Italy ruled by Papal state Vatican (Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Basilicata, etc). So, when you calling them MAFIA Italia, it means Cosa Nostra Jewish Sicily Mafia? Mafia Bari whom Albanians descents or Greek descents? Trentino who refuse to counted as Italian and speaking in Austrian-German? Where is Italians who you mention, Sir?
The majority, if not all, Africans migrating to Europe are multilingual, speak English, educated, and have skills. My friend toured France, England, and Italy this past summer and was appalled with how many Italians didn't speak English, and refused to employ the African migrants to work in the restaurants. She was so frustrated; she met so many Africans on the streets of Italy who helped her, gave her directions and were genuinely friendly, unlike the host-country nationals.
And Africans must stop across the sea and stay in Europe! They are all must GO BACK to Africa! Can you think like that too and against them who across the sea to Italy?
My question exactly- but all the Western countries are still doing evil to Africa, look at who is behind the South African state capture. HBSC is in the frontline of the looting- a british bank. But yes Frence is the worst because they don't even hide their looting.
6:14 fals, To say that all the countries can leave the CFA when they wish it and that they benefit from it is only the propaganda of France and the Elysee. No currency in his country is strong enough individually, they would suffer inflation if they leave the CFA alone or economic sanctions, such as embargoes. Due to the fact that the markets of these countries have for too long been focused exclusively on France and its partners in the European Union, the intra-African market is not very developed in West Africa. No developed sovereign country has its currency in the public treasury of another state, it is an aberration. The fact that the CFA is annexed to the euro is not an advantage, it allows the multinational to exploit resources at low prices and repatriate their profits in France. On the subject of stability and integration, the only integration that these countries need is integration into the African continent market. It does not serve the development of the country to have a regional market for export and import to Europe, it only enriches the EU. The stability of Africa is anything but a European issue. To free themselves, the leaders of these countries must all leave the CFA at the same time to join a common market and a common intra-African currency. But some of its leaders are puppets, others are afraid or lax. The case of Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC shows that France is not ready to abandon its old colonial habit. There are too many French military bases and those of its allies in Africa, more than a hundred African leaders have been murdered since independence. In fact, during the last 50 years, a total of 67 hits happened in 26 countries in Africa, 16 of those countries are french ex-colonies, which means 61% of the hits happened in Francophone Africa. French have local medias in west Africa that is brainwashing the people with propaganda like this man 24h a day as well as french citizens, so they don't complain because they don't know anything about that and they afraid to get guilty by recognize it. France should stop blaming African demography, that of China is much higher than that of Africa. China has developed very well, although it does not have the same resources as Africa, which is a gang-gap that Europe steals from it and which is largely sufficient for the birth rate of its population and its development. The French language is not a profit but an alienation, if it were the case that the French begin to learn Arabic and Ingala first. It is not a question of symbolic value but of sovereignty
France is currently created poverty and instability in Africa. French sent weapons to Libya that ended up on the black markets and further destabilized other countries across Africa giving France an excuse to send soldiers back to occupy their former colonies. Italy is not wrong.
French politicians and banks have conspired and gained with wars, like that in Ruanda and dictatorships in north Africa. They still treat countries in America, Asia and Africa as their colonies!
Saint Malo, really they can leave then when they want to leave then there's a coup d'tact, and what benefits is he talking about, you do not want to say the truth and yet former French president admitted that with the cash flow from Africa keeps France afloat. So until these human rights violations in terms of African money invested by france to their benefit.
Leave the CFA ? And get "humanitarian "intervention like Libiya ? This attachment to a french or european country or block , does not benefit these African countries . They need a African union based currency , that benefits citizens of Africa as a whole .
There needs to be a Movement with Chapters in Every Single African Country that promotes the Unity of the Entire Continent as One Single Country with One Single Currency, that's Power!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Some habits die hard, the West will never stop using Africa for their own benifit. All Italy is doing is rehashing the speech of the ousted AU ambassador to the UN to score points at the UE elections. My question is, why has the UN not call FRANCE to respond to what she said.
We need to learn, from our mistakes, they see our weaknesses, especially most of our leaders think about them. This behaviour need to stop, that's why we are belittled.
It’s not an accusation it’s a fact free Africa
Agreed!
Yes, but Ethiopia have a lot's of money to give to China for many years to come
Everyone of african descent agrees with the Italian man. Our place is Africa not at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. France is shaking right now. Oh yeah, they need to call out Britain as well. Britain is probably sweating just seeing France get called out
@amy benje shut up
He called them all out
@amy benje the people need to take down British flags
The two. Of. Them. Are. Bad live African alone
As a person of African decent I have to agree with right-wing itallian parties Europe for Europeans Africa for AFRICANS
Good job Italy 🇮🇹 for standing up for what’s right
Macron needs to go, stop globalism, leave EU.
The Italians guy siad they colonized Ethiopia what is that guy smoking did the german colonized france ,no they occupied and the same to ethiopia. But if it's good for you ego go for it buddy stroke your ego
@@mkkm8540 stop joking waryaa..yees itopia has been clonized and that is why they are in 2011 now
@@mkkm8540 enslaved??? You must be a kid who's thirsty for knowledge in history
I am not bootyclaping for italians for their colonization on africa( including ethopia , aren't oromos ethopians as well?) but you shouldn't deny the facts in history whether it's negative or positive
The BRIDGE 54 these are the same politicians responsible for the death of almost 200 Africans in two days....
Africa unite...for the benefit of your people...kick these colonial so called masters out now.
@@enchiladaplatter1 you speak nonsense.
@@enchiladaplatter1 you ought to be afraid. You will never enjoy the same privileges your ancestors stole. I can understand your fears. I would be also if I were you.
@@enchiladaplatter1
Yeah! South Africa, ... and which other one example do you have? What is the failure rate of your example?
YoungKush believe me if we unite....you will only get a mobile phone in fair price....you will not be able to get a tesla car without africa at a fair price....I hope we unite and get a common currency....you will realize you are not special...what resources do you have apart from the cold and wind
Yes and deport all the Africans back to Africa, us masters do not want them in our countries.
End CFA now!!
Currency is sovereignty. We need a continental currency.
Anonymous don’t forget gaddafi. They killed him also
Tambamedia101 "A continental currency"? A currency should be National. Then a country can print more money to stimulate economic activity and then reduce the money supply as the economy recovers and inflation takes hold.
Any country that must rely on a currency that they cannot control is therefore subject to forces beyond their control.
Also? A continental currency is just INVITING Privatization of the Currency. That would just be enslavement again.
French guy victim blaming. Hahaha. That's why I'm so proud of Haiti. We may be poor but we kicked the French behind and burned the plantations.
And became a Good country with the King Henri, the problem was the Republic but Haiti was same in French rule more rich than 13 colonies(USA of epoch)
Bitcoin Master Haiti is now a US Territory.
@@roxyraccoon8856 is that true? Since when?
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 it was great
Truth Bearer You know whaf? I am incorrect, I fired without checking that time. The US used to occupy Haiti but it is not a US Territory and there are apparently no US Military bases located there. I apologize for my error and? Lucky them.
Viva italia. Let Italy move on what Italy is saying is true. Africa must be free of french domination.
No to neo colonialism
France will never allow black Africa to have their own currencies otherwise our economy will collapse said Nicolas Sarkoz, a former president of France.
Unbelievable madness
@freedom6485 only black Africa
BUT SOON THEY WILL HAVE NO CHOICE
@Absame Soran I hope you actually believe that because it just makes it funnier!!!
@freedom6485 not only 14 all are 15 country
Why does Africa has to borrow against it’s own reserves.
Payback for having to let go.
Because this was part of the agreement that the West African countries were forced to sign at military gunpoint. Each new President who decided that he didn't like this and who voiced that opinion out loud put himself in the crosshairs of the French Military.
That's what I don't want to understand and also that's where UN have no use for africa
The reality is that since china came in, the cake is getting smaller for France and britain
Fredrick Oballa | Not smaller. It’s disappearing. China is having their cake and eating it too: even Africans are excluded.
No sir. Since Africans hav ed been taking back what's ours.
China is also taking too much from Africa
China is getting kicked out of Africa too.
France gone,
China in,
What's next?
Keep blaming others for your own problem?
Look in the mirror and see the problem for yourself.
Look to South Africa and the chaos it is today.
Blame yourselves for allowing your selves the problem you are.
Why China?
Do you have to keep on relying on others to solve your problems which only you can do?
Eskimos will be much better running Africa at least Eskimos have no corruption dent in their name.
Truth hurts
Here are the economic sectors held by France and French companies in senegal. France and french companies hold and control the heart of the senegalese economy. They’ve been looting african countries for centuries.
1. Orange: controls telecommunication-Internet and telephone
2. Bollore: controls the Port
3. Alstom, EIFFAGE, SETEC, TERRASOL, Engie and Thales, SNCF-Keolis and RATP Dev: Built and will exploit the Railways. Alstom and its suppliers have mobilized more than 4,000 french employees to manufacture these Coradia Polyvalent trains destined for Senegal. What about Senegalese workers??
4. Air France / Corsair: controls the Airport
5. Auchan, Carrefour: Supermarkets - are on the verge of destroying local commerce
6. Suez: Water Management
7. Roads and transport economy: controlled by Eiffage
8. BICIS, Societe Generale des Banques: Main Banks in senegal are french banks not interested in providing credits to the population, when they do, they require high interest rates
9. Total: Oil & Gas
10. Our Currency: made in France by a french company. France is part of the management board.
Wow! Thanks for putting that list together!!! I knew Adams Gaye spoke truth, but those facts just slam the gavel. Undeniably, France/French companies have a stranglehold on the economy of Senegal. I'm sure there are no easy answers, but I do wish the people success in gaining true sovereignty.
TheYayefatou why are you guys not fighting and carrying an armed struggle like we have alshabab in Somalia?
Gaala Eri Cusman divide and rule system. Power is held by the puppet government, a huge section of the population is manipulated by politicians. It’s just helpless. France is presented as a friend but they do not hesitate to eliminate any president that goes against the franc cfa or francafrique
Lord of mercy they basically control all sectors of senegals economy the stranglehold is at the neck no wonder francophone african countries are the least developed in the continent their young men and women are drowning in the mediterranean trying to reach europe this is worse than genocide 😢
Tgank you for the enlightenment
Africa need it own currency for them to develop
Libya tried, see what happened?
They need less corruption .
That's why they KILLED Gadaffi
@Larry David did you know that Libya have Switzerland frank currency and they pay the deubt on it?
Luka Repezza
When did they have that currency ?
are you saying its d same currency that Switzerland uses ?
Italy am not a fan but THANK you for stating facts!
It's crazy that they can only access 15% of their own money. And then to get more money that's theirs they have to take out a style of a loan. That doesn't even make sense. That's their taxes their funds they should have full funds access....
nuyorican1985 how do they accept such a unfair deal?
They need to stop plundering african countries. Africa can run their own economy and currencies.
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 colonialism and neo colonialism and if they don't KHADDAFI rings a bell.
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 they assassinated the one like Joseph sankara
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 Some tried to reject it but coups happened, for example Sylvanus Olympio is likely the most smart president Africa ever have had. He waged the best political and legal war against the French in Togo and repeatedly outsmart them to bring Togo to its independence.
Unfortunately he did not understand the importance of the military and was very Negligent on the matter. Three days after he started printing Togo currency and two days before announcing Togo withdrawal from France colonial currency called CFA, he was killed by a French legionnaire Étienne Eyadema Gnassingbe, the father of the current president of Togo.
What some african leaders are starting to do to overcome CFA is to exchange gods with infrastracture, this is how some countries with CFA are trading with China.
"The place for Africans is Africa and not at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea" - Italy PM. Couldn't agree more
I conjure with the Italians. As a citizen of a Francophone African country, France has brought an untold misery to its colonies...they didn’t event talk about the other clauses, pertaining to resources. France colonies still pay colonial taxes to France. We must liberate Africans from these sinister.
@leonardimas1 you are an idiot
I'm so glad Al Jazeera shone a light on the CFA Franc. I'm from francophone Africa and there often are protests against France and the Cfa but those protests are never covered by the MSM. We are all fed up with France's bullying, but we have no power and no real voice on the international stage. And the fact that the media only start talking about this issue because an Italian minister pointed it out proves my point.
Now that word is getting outside of Africa into the African American mind, we will add our voice and pressure.
Call n email French embassy to get out of Africa
@@francescaldwell4217 we can start a divestment from France movement like we did in South Africa.
Why is colonialism tolerated in Africa by 14 countries? Why don’t they end the CFA ? What are they waiting for ?
the leaders will be overthrown by france so most of them are french puppets.
Di Maio Salvini: Stay strong. Italy Needs You
@leonardimas1 No asshat, Italy stays with Italy !!!
Old man have dreams while young people have visions it's time for the younger generation to take over African affairs!!
amy benje : stop thinking about the white man, because Man of all colors are the the same throughout the world. History tells you.
Claudio Saltara Is it a lie. White people need to make their leaders accountable as the whole world hates white people. And as it stands there are more Africans around the world than white people and their population is falling especially when they have kids with us because our genes are stronger
The WORLD should condemn the unjust financial systems that create conflict and crisis in African countries economic development. SHAME ON FRANCE. THE EUROPEAN UNION SHOULD KICK FRANCE OUT TODAY.
Similar to the UK with their commonwealth (just check how many flags around the world still have the Union Jack on it or have the queen of England as their ultimate sovereign)
you are right Paco G. Seignon, and the british are complaining about immigration. LoL
To be fair, any commonwealth countries are free to leave, or to change their flags, or no longer acknowledge the queen (Canada, India, and Malaysia for example did one of, or combination of above, and still maintain their membership), and UK do not peg their currency to pound sterling.
Seriously, commonwealth has like 50 members, and some of them are the top dog in their respective region (e.g. Singapore, Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, etc). They would already leave if UK did what France do to their former colonies.
@Absame Soran I believe you
Its nothing like the commonwealth you dumbass
@@ihl0700677525 - Britain still has a say in what goes on in the Commonwealth... and her influence will increase after Brexit.
So sad, so very sad. It not just the taking of their money, but also the looting of these countries resources and opportunities that should go to the citizens of these countries. This is why Africa must become one super power.
"Anyone can leave anytime they want" Really?
"It was a long and painful journey to independence. In order to obfuscate or block the hopes of emancipation and aspirations for self-government by Olympio and the Togolese people, France requested a payment of 800 million francs from the tiny West African colony with meagre earnings as the cost of France’s colonial administration.
The last straw was his decision to break away from the CFA francs currency which was imposed on France’s colonies in 1945 at gunpoint.
Olympio set out to issue Togo’s own sovereign currency backed by the resources of the country and guaranteed by the German Bundesbank. Two days before Sylvanus Olympio was due in Paris at the Bank of France to sign the withdrawal agreement of Togo from the CFA francs currency, France, with the help of USA ordered his assassination."
now that the secret out will Africa stand up
On the paper, those countries may choose to leave. In reality should an African President make such decision next thing you know he would be overthrown by France.
French speaking countries in AFRICA will have to go to War with France under the lies of peace KEEPING with sustainable support from the United NATIONS.
You watch, many African francophone will now be making every move to brake away from France whether France like it or not and france better not try any games of intimidation of assassinating any African leader who decides to leave france. France does not have the monopoly of assassination, African leaders can do same.
Very right
This is the beginning of the end of the EU.
They can leave the IMF anytime they want... But if they tried, the US might do a regime change.
Africans articulating their issues in the language of their former colonizers will always put Africans at a disadvantage.
Mr.Adama...Thank u so much. African pray for Di Maio not to change, to always speak the truth & we thank him too. USA & Europe Stop colonial rule, leave Africa alone 😡😡
Now that the world has heard Africa’s root cause of problems. Do something about it.
All nations need to get off Africa’s back. Starting with Zimbabwe!
Well the Europeans should just stop all trading tourism aids with African
Cut all ties with them and let them solve their own problems by themselves
@@artoruvidal2793 yep. It would be better for Africa. Besides, the east is the way to go
@michael x
No we wont. You focus on your immigrant crisis
Great journalism, So Jazeera! Here is the best of new information!
The francophone African countries are the most docile lot,I have ever seen in my life.even trade agreements in Africa, francophone have to go to a separate room,wait for phone call,from france then come back to sabotage the deal.
Truth
Correction, Italy never colonized Ethiopia, Italy was defeated.
It so true what the Italian man said it make me cry. I didn't expected to hear the truth from a white man.
We also need to get rid of the French Army in Africa! Love and support from a South African brother!
I wondered why the french were always at war in west africa. Now i dont wonder no more. CFA
This interview was so enlightening as to what's going on in in Italy and France, along with how people from various African nation's are all caught up in it. Thank you for posting this.
France and British have finish Africa, we Africans are dying because of France and British.
Aljazeera is like oxygen to me.Too much love from Dhaka Bangladesh
ma boy Adama is right
Guinea, the only former french colony with its own currency, no french military presence. So happy our hero Sekou Touré totally kicked them out in 1958 (first to say no to their then so called french community). With that they did all to make us pay through the nose, but we stood hard.
Wow true !!!! Italy speaking the truth
This is the area where Dr Arikana would have delivered.
Welldone , for standing up to the colonisers and it's not only France but most countries in Europe and America. The your armies out of Africa.
Great insight. Too bad that even on Cable TV in NY we lack the sort of news coverage needed to understand these issues.
END CFA NOW
Never end Euro
CORRECTION Mr. man. 11:32. No one ever colonized Ethiopia. Read a book.... come correct.
We all know who is in the wrong here. just stop
Jerome Mugume 🙄😂😂😂😂 Ethiopia was never colonized? 😂😂😂😂
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 yes...there was 5 years of invasion of italy. Just as the Germans invaed Europe. Now was Europe colozied or invaded? The answer will be the same for italy and ethiopia
this is what france and germany want to do at the rest of europe
The crimes of France in Africa surpass by far those committed during the slave trade. I can't begin to narrated them. They make the CIA look like angels. Even Belgians got the belly full and left. But France... ! African Nations should reward Italy and Germany with special ties for a fair trade of the continent resources with all these robbers including China. As A kid I saw and still remember the help from Italy, Germany, switzerland and Canada. I can still remember!
Mr Gaye true talk
THANK YOU ITALY 🇮🇹 SPEAK UP 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Did I hear him saying we colonized Ethiopia? Poor young Italian...Ethiopian never colonized!
amen
Ethiopia colonized for 6 years .
@@waterfall9624
6 years is occupation not colonialism
@@artoruvidal2793 you can say compared with the other african nations ,but 6 years is also not short to say it was colony.
@@waterfall9624
Actually it's too short for that
the Italian scholar is shameful. Issues of colonialization are everyone's issue, and they should be addressed regardless of whom raises them. I am no fan of Di Maio but this issue is real. As real as the huge amount of funds France has access to as a result of this financial trick. And it is unfair to other European partners.
Africans should stay in Africa. Take care of your own. And stay a proud people!
great speech from the Italian President, this is what we all need, we need more voices the Italian president to speak out against injustice, no race colour or creed should watch people suffering and or starving to the point of death by the hands of bullies that or unjustly squeezing the lives out of the people and their economy, congrat to Italian President
French and italian people are friends and brothers ( love for food , culture .. ) the problem is political
Oh, Italy you are brave and deserve the Worlds Respect.
Why do you have to be brave telling the truth, remember no lies can live forever, remember Coronavirus is here to uncover many atrocities that have been meted towards many countries in Africa by so called colonial thieves
Viewers please don't consider the Italian speaking guest ..he is part of the PD party and just betraying the Italian public opinion. He is incompetent at best.
If the Europeans who have not developed Africa by now ,they never will!
I see France from the sky approaching the ground
Africa is time to wake up and to be aware of what is best for Africa so as to complete in the world.
Interesting how "Saint Malo" said the African continent is NOT enough to feed or sustain the African people as they reach a billion or more in population. Then immediately in defense of France he say that there are other countries taking resources from Africa as well as the African leaders because Africa is a TREASURE he say!!!! SO we're expected to accept that our land and resources are enough for colonial indebtedness to highly populated nations using it to survive but not enough for the African people to feed of their own mother! The failed nations are not willing to give up their luxuries gained off the backs of my people!!!!!!!
Good point
Great respect to Matteo Villa for being the only speaker here to really stay on track instead of attempting to hijack the platform to advance their own points of view.
He was also the only one to respect the interviewer, and to speak in turn. He was the only one to stop when he was supposed to. The other two looked like they wanted to go outside and settle their disputes man to man. And that's fine. But maybe they can do that another time, outside of this program. There's a limited time, and you have to be fair to the other speakers.
So kudos to Matteo Villa for respecting the program and his host!
The Italian mafia guy says “we colonized Ethiopia” 😂😂😂😂
I know Italians failed on all wars they involved in, but I didn’t know they failed in history.
Italy was only able to occupy parts of Ethiopia but never colonized it. There were only three black countries that was never colonized: Ethiopia, Liberia, and Haiti.
Bit kamp Ethiopia was Italian colony and if the Europeans didn’t defeat Italy WWII Ethiopia would still be Italian colony.
Bitcoin Master 😂😂😂 how Haiti and Liberia never colonized when their whole existence is due to slavery? 😂😂😂 Ethiopia too was Italian colony until the WWII
Gaala Eri Cusman The word I would say is occupy. It was for 5 years that Italy occupy Ethiopia...they were even under fire from Ethiopian gurella fighters across the country. It was not easy/settling 5 years. You guys need to redefine what colonial means. “Colonial rule consists of the occupying power setting up administrative offices that institute foreign legal systems, infrastructure, control local politics, and recreate the existing institutions in manner based on the wishes of the colonial power” Italy got none of this in Ethiopia.
@ speak their own indigenous language
@ governs itself according to the history of its own people
@lacks infrastructure built by Italy
@have their own culture
@have their own year count
If want see a country that was colonized go to India, then you will know what colonial means.
Thanks for that laugh. So, Italy is CLEAN and FREE from all accusation that mainstream media created. 2/3 Africa colonized by FRENCH. The rest colonized by British and other else. They didn't failed in History, since Italy it-self just exist as STATE NAME, but never presented the people. In Italy, Italian doesn't exist. Just Bolognese, Pugliese, Genovese, Napoletano, etc. In past Italy had 2 Republic : Republic of Genova and Republic of Venezia. They hate each others! 2/3 Italy ruled by Papal state Vatican (Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Basilicata, etc). So, when you calling them MAFIA Italia, it means Cosa Nostra Jewish Sicily Mafia? Mafia Bari whom Albanians descents or Greek descents? Trentino who refuse to counted as Italian and speaking in Austrian-German? Where is Italians who you mention, Sir?
I am today an Italian. God bless Italy and her people.
The act of deceiving and lying runs in French blood.
The majority, if not all, Africans migrating to Europe are multilingual, speak English, educated, and have skills. My friend toured France, England, and Italy this past summer and was appalled with how many Italians didn't speak English, and refused to employ the African migrants to work in the restaurants. She was so frustrated; she met so many Africans on the streets of Italy who helped her, gave her directions and were genuinely friendly, unlike the host-country nationals.
you heard him, "there is need to let Africa develop"what does that tell you?
France is to be blame but i blame the blind leaders in Africa for allowing it to prolonged for so long.
Europeans should live African alone enough is enough?
And Africans must stop across the sea and stay in Europe! They are all must GO BACK to Africa! Can you think like that too and against them who across the sea to Italy?
@@jarijaridewa and European should return all the resources they stole from African continent because European was built by African wealth?
@@ojukwubucket8735 what was built? Name IT
Ask your great grandfather he gonna tell you how they looted African to the ground?
@@jarijaridewa after you give us back every cent
They do want to leave but when they try France attacks them. That man should be ashamed of lying straight- faced as he did.
Criminals
Why is America not standing up to this reality. What is France doing at the UN security council?
My question exactly- but all the Western countries are still doing evil to Africa, look at who is behind the South African state capture. HBSC is in the frontline of the looting- a british bank. But yes Frence is the worst because they don't even hide their looting.
It's definitely truth France still colonize Africa especially Mali,Senegal cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, more
UN and EU must take decision to stop this illegal activitie of France in Africa. We young generation we can not accept this injustice.
6:14 fals, To say that all the countries can leave the CFA when they wish it and that they benefit from it is only the propaganda of France and the Elysee.
No currency in his country is strong enough individually, they would suffer inflation if they leave the CFA alone or economic sanctions, such as embargoes. Due to the fact that the markets of these countries have for too long been focused exclusively on France and its partners in the European Union, the intra-African market is not very developed in West Africa.
No developed sovereign country has its currency in the public treasury of another state, it is an aberration.
The fact that the CFA is annexed to the euro is not an advantage, it allows the multinational to exploit resources at low prices and repatriate their profits in France. On the subject of stability and integration, the only integration that these countries need is integration into the African continent market. It does not serve the development of the country to have a regional market for export and import to Europe, it only enriches the EU. The stability of Africa is anything but a European issue.
To free themselves, the leaders of these countries must all leave the CFA at the same time to join a common market and a common intra-African currency. But some of its leaders are puppets, others are afraid or lax. The case of Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC shows that France is not ready to abandon its old colonial habit.
There are too many French military bases and those of its allies in Africa, more than a hundred African leaders have been murdered since independence. In fact, during the last 50 years, a total of 67 hits happened in 26 countries in Africa, 16 of those countries are french ex-colonies, which means 61% of the hits happened in Francophone Africa.
French have local medias in west Africa that is brainwashing the people with propaganda like this man 24h a day as well as french citizens, so they don't complain because they don't know anything about that and they afraid to get guilty by recognize it.
France should stop blaming African demography, that of China is much higher than that of Africa. China has developed very well, although it does not have the same resources as Africa, which is a gang-gap that Europe steals from it and which is largely sufficient for the birth rate of its population and its development.
The French language is not a profit but an alienation, if it were the case that the French begin to learn Arabic and Ingala first.
It is not a question of symbolic value but of sovereignty
Ethiopia was NEVER colonized!
Italian colonized... Libya ..Eritrea...×××Ethiopian never colonized by Italian what he talked about that Italian fox
Thank you bro
They are just upset because Italy took the facist route and drowned with Hitler's Germany and lost it's colonises like Libya and Eritrea.
France is currently created poverty and instability in Africa. French sent weapons to Libya that ended up on the black markets and further destabilized other countries across Africa giving France an excuse to send soldiers back to occupy their former colonies. Italy is not wrong.
They never colonized Ethiopia but they tried
Abib Shibabaw Ethiopia was colonized until Italy was defeated in WWII
Let’s stop the false pride
Good speaker, African brother, Gaye!!
I wouldn’t call what Italy did to Ethiopia “colonization”, Mr. Italian Representative 😑
Do the Italian still force the Lira as a Currency on the former Colony?
Italy paid all debts to Ethiopia for the poor attempt of colonization mussolini's fascist dictatorship did.
French politicians and banks have conspired and gained with wars, like that in Ruanda and dictatorships in north Africa. They still treat countries in America, Asia and Africa as their colonies!
Am very happy for this news
I just get sick to my stomach hearing this .Sick sick sick .Disgusting and atrocious.
Saint Malo, really they can leave then when they want to leave then there's a coup d'tact, and what benefits is he talking about, you do not want to say the truth and yet former French president admitted that with the cash flow from Africa keeps France afloat. So until these human rights violations in terms of African money invested by france to their benefit.
Thank you for showing this, Hello from Iowa, USA.
The time to see all of this come to a stop is almost done Africa will be free of all of this it is time we have had enough ✊🏿
Leave the CFA ? And get "humanitarian "intervention like Libiya ? This attachment to a french or european country or block , does not benefit these African countries . They need a African union based currency , that benefits citizens of Africa as a whole .
I love Italy our former colonial big ups from Somalia Italy never neo colonised as any more they are great they just left us
There needs to be a Movement with Chapters in Every Single African Country that promotes the Unity of the Entire Continent as One Single Country with One Single Currency, that's Power!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
France and British should join together to help their colonial country
Now this is why I admire Nigerians... I hope countries using the CFA will become wise.
Mr Adama has said it all...
This made my day its about time a world leader said something about this
France should be held accountable for every african migrant crossing the Mediterranean sea
It's embarrassing to see France do that
Some habits die hard, the West will never stop using Africa for their own benifit. All Italy is doing is rehashing the speech of the ousted AU ambassador to the UN to score points at the UE elections. My question is, why has the UN not call FRANCE to respond to what she said.
We need to learn, from our mistakes, they see our weaknesses, especially most of our leaders think about them. This behaviour need to stop, that's why we are belittled.
Knowing that foreigners require time to speak why do reporters like her always cut them off?
Wake up Africa!!!