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Control through Dependency
the ‘weight’ and ‘authority’ that will bring about significant change in France’s attitude
towards Africa.
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Who is Behind the Military Coup in Bangui? Pro French Central African Republic
Coup Leaders Scrap Chinese Oil Deals.
The takeover of Bangui by the Seleka rebels with French and US support represents the
most recent stage in the unfolding recolonization of Africa by the imperialist powers that
came to the fore with the 2011 NATO war in Libya. It testifies to the reactionary character
of the ethnic-based politics of various bourgeois and petty-bourgeois factions in Africa,
which are constantly manipulated by the imperialist powers amid the growing
impoverishment of the workers and rural masses.
Seleka (meaning "union") is a coalition of dissident factions that formed initially in
September 2012. Their decision to seize Bangui came in violation of the Libreville
Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which they had signed with the government in 2008.
The coup by Seleka forces has placed the CAR at the center of a struggle for influence
between the United States, France, South Africa and China.
As they advanced on Bangui, then held by forces loyal to Bozizé, Seleka fighters
encountered a South African National Defense Force (SANDF) detachment and attacked
the outnumbered South Africans, killing 13 and wounding 28.
"Who Is Behind the Military Coup in Bangui? 217
Pro French Central African Republic Coup Leaders Scrap Chinese Oil Deals"
Global Research
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The EU
The EU is the comparative 'new boy on the block' and as such is untarnished in the way of
others. It has a much better opportunity to magnify its influence in Africa and to also grab
a much greater share of African business. France’s central role in EU affairs has the
potential to prevent this from happening.
The EU would do well to learn from China and cast themselves as complete
opposites of what Africans perceive as USA policies, which are imperialistic. This is easy in
some respects but poses some difficulties.
Obviously, the sheer size of the EU means it could deploy a significant ‘aid budget’
and so ‘buy’ into Africa in a big way.
