African News Review EP 1 When Did Africa Stop "Loving" France I African News Review 🌍
In this conversation, Adesoji Iginla and Milton Allimadi discuss various news stories related to Africa. They deconstruct the coverage of Mauritania, highlighting the Western media's focus on economic interests and the lack of African perspectives. They also analyze Germany's proposal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, questioning the ethics and safety of such a plan.
The conversation then shifted to France's relationship with Africa, noting the history of exploitation and recent anti-French sentiment in several African countries. At which point, Milton Allimadi and Adesoji Iginla expressed the African perspective on international relations and the need for decolonization.
They critique the idea of African countries joining European-controlled organizations like the Commonwealth and highlight the importance of independent leadership.
They also touched the situation in Haiti and the potential for a UN peacekeeping operation, emphasizing the need for African Union leadership.
Lastly, they analyzed China's relationship with Africa and call for a focus on industrialization and technology transfer. They stress the importance of conscious African leaders and the need to challenge negative narratives about Africa.
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:00 Deconstructing the Western Media's Coverage of Mauritania
07:33 Ethical Concerns and Safety of Sending Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
25:14 France's Exploitative Relationship with Africa
32:30 Anti-French Sentiment in African Countries
33:18 The African Perspective on International Relations
36:25 Decolonizing the Mind and Challenging Eurocentric Narratives
45:28 The Need for African Union Leadership in Interventions
54:37 Industrialization and Technology Transfer in China-Africa Relations
59:08 Promoting Conscious African Leaders and Challenging Negative Narratives