For centuries, powerful Western nations have used force and manipulation to take control of countries all over the world. They dominated regions, exploited resources, and created economic systems that kept these colonized nations dependent on their Western rulers. Even after many of these nations gained political independence, they struggled to
In a recent interview with Le Figaro on YouTube, General François Lecointre, who used to be the Chief of Defence Staff of France, stirred up a lot of controversy. Many people were shocked by his comments, which seemed to suggest that France should take control of its former African colonies
From the ongoing ethno-political conflict on the Congolese-Rwandan border to the violent tribal militias wreaking havoc across the Sahel region and the bloody battles over gold, phosphate, and cobalt mines in Central and East Africa, the legacy of the 1884 Berlin Conference continues to inflict pain, war, and underdevelopment on
