The countries of Chad and Senegal were very upset by the statement of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, who described the African countries as “rewardless”, and did not appreciate his government’s military support to some countries.
Macron said that African countries have forgotten to say “thank you” to his government, and to appreciate the support he gave West African countries in the fight against extremist groups. He claimed that the countries of the Sahel region were not independent without the support of Faran.
Chad and Senegal, one of the African countries where France has had a military base for a long time, but now they have asked for the French soldiers to leave their land.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad, Abdirahman Koulamallah, said that Macron’s words show his contempt for Africa. learn how to respect Africa,” Koulamallah said, according to the BBC.
The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has accused France of bringing chaos to the African continent in order to maintain peace, saying that France was involved in fueling the conflict in Libya.
In recent years, a rebellion has begun in West Africa against the presence of French troops in the region, which have had bases there for a long time. France is accused of misusing the natural resources of this country which it has colonized in the past.
