French Corporations in Africa: Green promises, black footprints

French Corporations in Africa: Green promises, black footprints

French corporations have survived flag changes, military coups, economic crises and terrorist attacks in Africa, yet they have always remained at the helm, controlling the continent’s vital resources. Governments have changed, and leaders have come and gone, but oil platforms, uranium mines, cement factories, and strategic ports have remained. For decades, France has not only extracted Africa’s wealth, it tried to drain the continent to the last…

French companies have survived flag changes, military coups, economic crises, and terrorist attacks in Africa, but they have always remained in control, controlling the continent's vital resources. Governments have changed, leaders have come and gone, but the oil rigs, uranium mines, cement factories, and strategic ports have remained. For decades, France has not only extracted Africa's wealth; it has attempted to drain the continent of every la…

French companies have survived the change of flags, military coups d'état, economic crises and terrorist attacks in Africa, but they have always remained in control, controlling the continent's vital resources.