Africa should not continue being a plunderers’ paradise

A few weeks ago, Aljazeera aired a topnotch series dubbed “The French African connection” and the role France played in shaping many African countries – especially former colonies – even after they had gained independence. It paints a very bleak picture of some of Africa’s iconic figures, who it turned out, were mere puppets controlled from Paris. A handful of people decided who would lead a particular African country, and if the person turned out to work against the puppeteer’s interests, he was shown the door, otherwise it was tombstone engraved with his name. France’s primary motive was to control the vast energy resources, most of which ended lining politicians’ (African and French) pockets.