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Policies which opened up embryonic African economies to the plundering of m’zungu

corporations whilst at the same decimating unprepared African SME.

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The self-interest of countries such as France, whose raison d’etre for colonisation,

was the desire to build an empire. A focus that during colonial rule was exhibited in an

enthusiasm for EurAfrique and which in post-dependence morphed into Francafrique.
And which now is widely seen as a motive for the seeming creation of a military

dependency in some of its ex-colonies.

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Seemingly, all m’zungu donor nations have used debt obligations to maintain a form of

dependency.

These ‘donor’ nations ‘understand’ that this causes ‘problems’ at a national level
but fail to acknowledge their part in the rolling power cuts, the frequent failures of

African governments to pay public servants and how this in turn creates fertile ground

for corruption and ghost employees/payrolls.

All of which hindered and continue to hinder economic development in Africa.

For some more of the background to the above commentary, please refer to :

"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa"; Rodney, Walter. 1972. London: Bogle-L'Ouverture.

"Rwandan Genocide - Wikipedia." Accessed June 20, 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide.

and
‘The CIA, Kwame Nkrumah, and the Destruction of Ghana’ in the ‘Decades of post-colonial Chaos’

"Role of France in the Rwandan Genocide - Wikipedia." Accessed June 20, 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_of_France_in_the_Rwandan_Genocide.

The Guardian. "America's Secret Role in the Rwandan Genocide," September 12, 2017.

http://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/sep/12/americas-secret-role-in-the-rwandan-genocide

and
"Between East and West: The Cold War's Legacy in Africa | Government News | Al Jazeera."

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2016/2/22/between-east-and-west-the-cold-wars-legacy-in-africa.