Today marks Mali's Independence Day; the country gained independence in 1960 after nearly 60 years of French rule. Mali is one of the epicenters of the new wave of anti-French strife around the Sahel and once again overthrew a government with close ties to France in a coup in 2021.
Why is Africa being shaken by one coup after another? A look at the overlap between the coup-torn countries and France's colonial past on the continent quickly reveals a pattern.
Systematic underdevelopment through colonial occupation, as well as the continuous imperialist exploitation of Africa, has left an entire continent destabilized. Over 214 coup attempts or successful coups have occurred in Africa since 1950, a significant proportion of the 486 coups or coup attempts that have happened worldwide over the last 73 years, according to figures from Kentucky and Florida universities.
https://void.cat/d/FWf59q9XofD5eGf89utXzk.webp
#PanAfrican #DeColonize #AfricanHistory