PLO Lumumba: Macron Is Raiding Africa Again | France, Kenya & The New Scramble

In this powerful episode of PLO Lumumba Explain, Prof. PLO Lumumba breaks down Emmanuel Macron’s renewed push into Africa, especially through Kenya, Angola, South Africa, and other countries that were not historically part of France’s colonial empire.

Lumumba argues that France is losing its grip in the Sahel — including Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Gabon, and Chad — and is now trying to expand influence into former British and Portuguese colonies.

He explains the history of Françafrique, the 1944 Brazzaville Conference, the 1958 French colonial referendum, the CFA franc, French military presence, and how modern French diplomacy uses technology, artificial intelligence, energy, military partnerships, and corporate expansion to remain powerful in Africa.

Lumumba also warns Kenya and other African countries not to celebrate foreign attention without asking serious questions:

What does Africa gain in the short, medium, and long term?
Is there real technology transfer?
Are African companies gaining access to French markets?
Is France building partnership — or dependency?
Why are African countries negotiating alone instead of as the African Union or regional blocs?

This episode is a deep warning about the new scramble for Africa, the danger of bilateral weakness, and why Africa must negotiate as one continent if it wants respect.

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00:00 – Macron’s New Africa Strategy
01:20 – France’s Colonial Mindset: Brazzaville 1944
02:33 – 1958 Referendum and France’s Control of Colonies
03:11 – CFA Franc, Military Presence and Paris Control
03:45 – Sahel Rejects France: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
04:43 – France Losing Power Across Africa
05:11 – Macron Targets Former British and Portuguese Colonies
05:48 – What Is Françafrique?
06:21 – French Companies and Economic Control in Africa
06:52 – France’s “Second Chance” Diplomacy
07:31 – Macron’s Carrot and Stick Strategy
08:29 – Jacques Chirac’s Warning About France and Africa
09:30 – Macron Wants to Be Europe’s Big Power
10:30 – Why Kenya Is Strategic for France
11:37 – Kenya’s Labor, Energy and Port Advantage
12:39 – France’s Military Interest in Kenya and the Indian Ocean
14:23 – The New Scramble for Africa
15:26 – Britain, France, Germany and China Compete for Africa
16:30 – Africa’s Market and the AfCFTA Opportunity
17:03 – Are African Leaders Awake?
18:15 – French Companies in Critical African Sectors
19:40 – Non-Aligned Diplomacy and Africa’s Missed Strategy
20:23 – Does Africa Benefit from Foreign Partnerships?
21:21 – Why East Africa Should Negotiate as One
22:26 – Trade Imbalance Between Kenya and France
23:32 – Why Africa Must Negotiate as AU, Not Alone
24:52 – AU vs EU, China, India, Russia and the US
26:17 – From Parasitism to Symbiosis
26:53 – What France May Offer Kenya
28:28 – Jobs, Military Deals and Second-Hand Technology
29:23 – A New Brazzaville Moment in Nairobi?
30:28 – Divide and Rule in East Africa
32:30 – Why East Africa Must Speak With One Voice
34:32 – France, Trade Wars and Economic Control
36:49 – Colonizer DNA and Modern Diplomacy
38:00 – Token Invitations and G7 Optics
39:04 – How Africa Can Change the Balance of Power
40:34 – Ending Françafrique and Commonwealth Dependency
41:15 – What Africa Can Gain If It Negotiates Wisely
42:40 – Technology Transfer, Refineries and Value Addition
44:07 – Final Warning: Define What You Want or Be Eaten

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