Coup and insecurity in Africa; The role of French colonialism in the Black Continent.
In 2023, we witnessed a feverish year in the African continent. One of the main political events in several African countries in the last year was the coup. The wave of attempts by the military to take over the coup continued throughout the year, and the last one was the coup attempt in the African country of Chad in March of 2023. Also, the insecurity and widespread protests in Senegal caused the presidential elections in this country to be postponed, and in February, the streets of Senegal witnessed conflict and violence. In addition, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Somalia, Gabon, Ethiopia, Libya, and Mali faced serious insecurity and tension.
Among the bitter consequences of the coup in African countries in 2023, it can be pointed out that in addition to violence and human casualties, great problems have arisen for African societies in the economic and livelihood fields, contrary to the initial claim of the military commanders, a process called the transfer of power has occurred. It does not exist and the military, even after stabilizing the situation, is not ready to prepare the ground for holding elections and hand over power to the political elites. In addition, the emergence of insecurity and instability in the African continent paves the way for the activities of extremist groups.
Facing colonialism
Many American and European media and think tanks try to relate the causes of coups in different countries of the African continent to economic poverty and cultural and social problems. They claim that unemployment and poverty, along with easy access to weapons, have caused African youths to show a desire to participate in military competitions in a possible coup. But without a doubt, such an analysis to describe the causes of coups and insecurity in Africa is not only incomplete and insufficient but also extremely biased and biased, because, from the perspective of the historical role, the Westerners themselves have been very effective in promoting violence and armed activity in Africa. And to use the natural resources of the Black Continent, at different times, they have sought to establish puppet governments, and the easiest way to achieve their political, security, and economic goals is by encouraging and promoting coups.
Now, Africa is once again rising up against colonialism and according to Jean-Hervé Gezkel, director of the Sahel region of the International Crisis Group, the governments of the Sahel region are looking to take the initiative themselves instead of foreign actors.