10. Canada is a mining superpower in Africa. With mines in 35 countries, Canadian companies operate hundreds of mineral projects across the continent.
9. Canada trained the army command that overthrew Ghanaian independence leader Kwame Nkrumah and Canada’s high commissioner privately celebrated the coup.
8. A Canadian led the expedition to conquer the Katanga region of the Congo on behalf of Belgian King Leopold II.
7. In exchange for land near present-day Harare a Canadian missionary (…)
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The Top 10 things you didn’t know about Canada’s role in Africa.
16 septembre 2015 -
Canadian Colonialism
8 août 2016With a mere 0.5 percent of the world’s population, Canada is home to half of all internationally listed mining companies operating in Africa. Many companies based have even taken African names. African Queen Mines, Tanzanian Royalty Exploration, Lake Victoria Mining Company, African Aura Resources, Katanga Mining, Société d’Exploitation Minière d’Afrique de l’Ouest (SEMAFO), Uganda Gold Mining, East Africa Metals, Timbuktu Gold, Sahelian Goldfields, African Gold Group and International (…)
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Mali, Canada and the ’new scramble for Africa’
14 février 2013, par Paul StevensonCanada is now a major player in the ’new scramble for Africa.’ Canadian Special Forces are on the ground in Mali and a CF-17 transport plane is ferrying French troops to fight in the north of the country. Canada also has plans to build three new military bases in Senegal, Kenya and Tanzania – all to protect "Canadian interests" in the area. These developments are part of the much larger NATO presence in Africa, which has coincided with the development of AFRICOM, the US African military (…)
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Burkina Faso : quand les multinationales nourrissent le djihadisme
14 mai 2023, par Paul MartialBien que passée sous silence, l’exploitation minière par les multinationales au Burkina Faso provoque misère des populations et dégradations environnementales, favorisant la montée en puissance des groupes djihadistes.
Les jours passent et contrairement aux affirmations de la junte, la situation ne s’améliore pas, bien au contraire. Les morts parmi les civils ne sont plus seulement dus aux attaques des djihadistes mais aussi à celles des militaires censés protéger la population. La tuerie (…)