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Fourteen African countries were and some are still obliged by France 🇫🇷 , through a colonial pact, to put 85% of their foreign reserve into France central bank under French minister of Finance control. Some still pay colonial tax to France. African leaders who refused to follow the colonial tax scheme are killed or victimised with coup d'tats. Afrikan leaders that obey these colonial tax scheme are supported and rewarded with lavish lifestyle in France while their people endure extreme poverty and desperation. These are the strings attached to the FRENCH'S colonial tax scheme #1. 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The newly “independent” countries should pay for the infrastructure built by France in the country during colonization. #2. 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 The African countries should deposit their national monetary reserves into France Central bank, to which they have no access to. France allows them to access only 15% of the money in any given year. If they need more than that, they have to borrow the extra money from their own 65% of their money from the French Treasury at commercial rates. #3. 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆. France has the first right to buy any natural resources found in the land of its ex-colonies. It’s only after France would say, “I’m not interested”, that the African countries are allowed to seek other partners. #4. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 In the award of government contracts, French companies must be considered first, and only after that these countries could look elsewhere. It doesn’t matter if the african countries can obtain better value for money elsewhere. #5. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀. Through a sophisticated scheme of scholarships, grants, and “Defense Agreements” attached to the Colonial Pact, the africans should send their senior military officers for training in France or French ran-training facilities. #6. 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 Under something called “Defence Agreements” attached to the Colonial Pact, France had the legal right to intervene militarily in the African countries, and also to station troops permanently in bases and military facilities in those countries, run entirely by the French. #7. 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. A French language and culture dissemination organization has been created called “Francophonie” with several satellites and affiliates organizations supervised by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. #8. 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗖𝗙𝗔 That’s the real milk cow for France, but it’s such an evil system even denounced by the European Union, but France is not ready to move from that colonial system which puts about 500 billions dollars from Africa to its treasury. #9. 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. Without the report, no money. #10. 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀. France forbid them to seek other military alliance except the one it offered them.

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