In the space of a few months, Mali, Burkina Faso then Niger demanded the
departure of the French army, despite threats and reprisals from Paris.The circumstances are favorable to a general withdrawal of French troopsfrom Africa. Sixty years after decolonization, it is high time !Unitary meeting with the support of UCL, with Aminata Traoré(anti-globalization author), Thomas Borel (Survival), Kamadji DembaKaryom (Chadian trade unionist), Augusta Epanya (Cameroonian UPCactivist), Jean-Pierre Canet (journalist) , Pierre Laurent (senator).A year ago, on February 27, 2023, Emmanuel Macron announced from theÉlysée that he wanted to reform the status of permanent French militarybases in Africa in order, he said, to take into account the “ upheavals ” and “ profound transformations ” facing France. was faced on thecontinent. In the meantime, the coup d'état in Niger has reshuffled thecards and the executive seems to be hesitating. But whether this reformproject succeeds or not, we will not be satisfied with it. In a fewdecades, the successive official justifications for the French militarynetwork in Africa have gradually numbed all public debate. While theidea of a “ natural ” and unsurpassable presence of our armies onthis continent is gaining ground, we say conversely: “ French Army, outof Africa !” »-------------------------------------------------Unit meetingFor a rapid withdrawal of the French army from Africa !Wednesday February 28, 2024 at 7 p.m.,Labor Exchange, Eugène-Henaff room,29 boulevard du Temple, Paris 11th--------------------------------------------------In the space of a few months, after Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger is thethird country to have demanded the departure of the French army, despitethreats and reprisals from French diplomacy. Whatever one thinks of thenew governments at the head of these States, it is indisputable that thedemand to put an end to French interference is shared by the citizens ofAfrican countries, who aspire to real sovereignty and real autonomy. InChad, the last Sahelian country in which French forces are present inlarge numbers, the voices of the democratic opposition are also beingheard, despite the risks they run, to demand the withdrawal of theFrench army which supports the dictatorship of son Déby after havingsupported that of the father.In other countries where France maintains a permanent base (Côted'Ivoire, Gabon, Senegal, Djibouti) but also in neighboring countries,these same demands are carried by a broad arc of political, union orassociative forces. Like them, we affirm that it is time:that French military bases be purely and simply dismantled,that external operations and interference come to an end,that military and police cooperation with authoritarian regimes cease.Insights from researchers and journalists, testimonies from activists,speaking engagements on the following themes:History of the French military presence and the destructive force offormer operations, with a link on migrations.Failure of the decade of war against terrorism and renewal of popularmobilizations against the French military presence in AfricaCounter-powers, democratic control and debate on the French militarypresence in Africa.First signatories: Artisans du Monde Paris, ATTAC, Cases Rebelles, CADTMFrance, CEDETIM, CGT, International Coalition of Undocumented Migrantsand Migrants, Truth and Justice Committee for Lamine Dieng,Confédération Paysanne, CORENS, CIBELE, CRID, DIEL, Pan-African UnitaryDynamics, EELV, Together !, FASTI, FIDL, FSU, LP UMOJA, Movement for aNon-Violent Alternative, MRAP, Mwasi, NPA, Partit Occitan, PCF, PEPS,Raised Fist, Join Us, Permanent Revolution, RITIMO, Sawtche, Survival,Libertarian Communist Union, Union Syndicale Solidaires.Read also:“ Mali: Areva is well worth a war ” , AL press release, January 16, 2013“ Why the French army must leave the Sahel ” , LibertarianAlternative, June 2020.Aminata Dramane Traoré: “ neoliberalism has Operation Barkhane as itsarmed wing ” , Libertarian Alternative, November 2020https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Armee-francaise-hors-d-Afrique-le-28-fevrier-a-Paris_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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