“France population consists of dangerous terrorists born
and raised in the country, making the country an easy target.” – Joel Savage
The scramble for Africa was very swift. It was an
opportunity Europeans made good use of it, but with an iron fist, after
discovering Africa’s wealth, in the least advanced continent.
Even though
malaria killed hundreds of Europeans, by 1862, they had reached the source of
the Nile, then little later, they traced the route of the Niger
and confirmed the reality of Africa’s rich mineral resources- ivory, gold,
diamonds, tin, copper, rubber, etc.
Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa experienced European
imperialist invasion, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual
conquest and colonization.
Among other European countries, France had
Republic of Benin, Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Republic of Chad, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, and Republic of Togo in Sub-Saharan Africa, and
Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in North Africa, then Djibouti, Lebanon, and Syria.
Since most of the countries colonized by France were Islamic
countries, Islam became the second-largest professed religion in France, following
Catholic-Christians, with an estimated total of 5 to 10 percent of the national
population.
France stands as the largest Muslim country in Western Europe. Do
we have to ask: Would France be free from terrorism without colonizing many
Islamic countries?
As the story unfolds, France ruled heavy Islamic dominant
countries, including the Republic of Guinea, until Guinea, attained its
independence in 1958.
Like Belgium, that couldn’t stand the pain of
losing Congo and embarked on ruthless destruction of Congo, both physically and
medically, France aimed to destroy Guinea as well.
They emptied all the coffers of the bank and took everything
from the statehouse, including the furniture to France. The newly elected
Prime Minister Ahmed Sekou Touré inherited a very bad economy and a complete
looted country.
France still interested in Africa established its embassies
in every country they colonized and continued interfering with African
politics. The reason whenever there is a coup in any of the countries France colonized,
they quickly send the military to arrest the situation.
France is seen as paradise by nationals from countries they
colonized in Africa, had the opportunity to travel to France to study, request
for political asylum and to work as immigrants.
Apart from migration, a lot of Muslims were born in France, amounting to 15 percent of the total population, creating Muslim
communities throughout France.
The country, therefore, has a long and
complicated relationship with the Muslim world and its own immigrant population,
many of whom have been in the country for generations.
Due to the heavy concentration of Muslims in France, the
country is, therefore, an easy target for terrorists.
At the beginning of
this year, gunmen shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical the magazine Charlie Hebdo, in an apparent militant Islamist attack.
That’s where France should have been careful to avoid the
present attacks that have killed at least 129 people.
Under President Francois Hollande, France launched its first
airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria in September, but external attacks
against terrorists, can’t weaken the foundation of terrorism
threatening France, because the enemies-terrorists are within the people in the
country.
The France government should first fight
against terrorism at home, to weaken its foundation, before concentrating
on external issues.