What is the reason behind France's military presence in Africa?

[JDH]

 

[ORDER_66]

$$$$$$$$

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Official reason: Terrorism

Actual reason: Neo-colonialism

 

[Khermann]

Colonization -> money, stealing stuff and control
So yeah , we call that neo-colonisation

 

[BigMan]

They never stop colonization

 

[Red Shield]

Without those African countries... france would be spain/portugal/italy tier....

all there is to it

 

[Khermann]

France is currently 7th economic power it seems ?
I think India just beat them, or it was Brazil

They are going down and not up at all

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Without those African countries... france would be spain/portugal/italy tier....

all there is to it

Without Africa, all those Western countries would be spain/portugal/italy tier.

 

[Strapped]

Resources

 

[African Peasant]

Without Africa, all those Western countries would be spain/portugal/italy tier.

Not Germany and the UK.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Not Germany and the UK.

Germany has a good export game. So maybe.

The UK? Same problem.

 

[African Peasant]

Germany has a good export game. So maybe.

The UK? Same problem.

The UK got global finance on lock. They don't need Africa like that.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

The UK got global finance on lock. They don't need Africa like that.

They need resources. If they didn't need Africa like that, they would have never colonized in the first place. They certainly wouldn't be scrambling for Africa now.

 

[reasonable_doubter]

Without those African countries... france would be spain/portugal/italy tier....

all there is to it

if france falls, the eu falls.....

 

[reasonable_doubter]

They need resources. If they didn't need Africa like that, they would have never colonized in the first place. They certainly wouldn't be scrambling for Africa now.

yea... but also need to not have competition from africa....