“I think he was in the wrong era,” Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said in response to the French president’s words. President Emmanuel Macron claimed at a diplomatic conference that Africa has “forgotten to thank” Paris for its support in the fight against terrorism. This statement resonated widely on the Seine.
Chad’s president is furious at recent comments by French leader Emmanuel Macron, which he says are “full of contempt for Africa and Africans”. – I think he was in the wrong era, said Mahamat Idris Deby Itno.
This relates to Macron’s remarks during a meeting of ambassadors in Paris. He said his country was right to intervene militarily in the Sahel, a region south of the Sahara that has traditionally been France’s post-colonial sphere of influence. He added that African leaders had “forgotten gratitude”.
Chad’s President: Macron’s words of gratitude are disrespectful to Africans
France began withdrawing troops from Chad in December after local authorities abandoned a defense cooperation agreement. Chad had previously been a key ally of the West in the fight against jihadists in the region and in the last Sahel province where French soldiers were still active.
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Earlier, France withdrew its soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger following a series of military coups and rising anti-French sentiment in the region. President Macron said on Monday that the realignment of French forces in the region was a Paris decision.
President Emmanuel Macron criticized in France. “I can’t forgive you.”
-We proposed to African leaders a reorganization of their military presence. You were very kind, so I announced it first. He explained to the assembled ambassadors that France no longer has a place here, because we are not supporters of the Puscists.
Macron’s comments sparked a wave of criticism in France as well. The far-left France Untamed (LFI) released a statement on Tuesday saying the president’s statement showed “unacceptable neo-colonial paternalism”.
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