Following an article about the colonial pact by @omojuwa (http://t.co/4HoXKKZndc), I’ve been trying to find references to @omojuwas claims.

Nothing found on wikipedia, diplomatie.gouv.fr or legifrance.fr

Found some articles with “pacte colonial” on survie.org, one of the most active organisation working to stop mafiafrica (françafrique, in French).

Also found

http://archives-lepost.huffingtonpost.fr/article/2011/01/06/2362189_francafrique-le-pacte-colonial-ou-la-vraie-cause-des-guerre-en-afrique.html

http://yanko.chez-alice.fr/ci/crise/docs/accord_def_24_avril_1961.pdf

http://blogs.mediapart.fr/blog/ausmidt/190512/francafrique-les-accords-qui-tuent

And then there is Wikileak:

https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/82/82392_g3-france-ivory-coast-mil-france-seeks-to-update-defence.html

“We have updated these agreements in eight other African countries. We
are suggesting to the government that we also update those between
France and Cote d’Ivoire which have been in operation for half a
century,” he stressed.

The eight countries appear to be those linked to the BCEAO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bceao

@omojuwa talks about the BCEAO, and there is an informative Stratfor e-mail about it:

https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/11/1117463_re-insight-cote-d-ivoire-thoughts-on-french-motivation.html
“85% of that central bank’s money is deposited
in the Bank of France and Cote d’Ivoire provides 60% of such money. So
imagine the disaster if Cote d’Ivoire gets out of the BCEAO”

“So, when I say it is vital for France it is because other countries
might follow Cote d’Ivoire example; a move that, in the long run, can
weaken France’s economy.”

That’s it for today.