>>212118992
It's actually unreal how having anything to do with Africa will just make them non-stop accuse you of stealing their shit. I wish France would learn its lesson and just pull out of West Africa entirely.
>>212119582
I read Cabinet meetings from 1950s France about the viability of the African colonies, and amongst themselves they just talked about how West Africa is a money sink and will always be a money sink. You can find earlier talks from the Germans about how colonization in Africa was an expensive waste of money, but the public demanded it for prestige.
It was literally the 19th century equivalent of a paradox game, they painted the map a funny color to make their dick feel big. And before we felt white guilt, we had no problems, africans were thankful at getting their hands on advanced technology.