Did you know some African countries still pay colonial taxes to France?
Yes — and it’s one of the most outrageous and ongoing injustices hidden from global view.
Some African countries still pay “colonial taxes” to France — decades after gaining independence?
After gaining independence in the 1950s and 60s, 14 former French colonies in Africa were forced to sign a “Cooperation Agreement” that locked them into paying “colonial debt” for the “benefits of colonization.”
These agreements include:
Depositing up to 85% of their foreign reserves into the French Treasury (via the CFA franc system)
Paying for the infrastructure France built while exploiting them.
Allowing France first rights to natural resources, military intervention, and public contracts.
Operating under the CFA franc, a colonial-era currency still controlled by the French central bank.
Even though some reforms have been promised, many of these practices continue today, keeping these countries in a cycle of dependency, economic stagnation, and limited sovereignty.
Affected countries include:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Quote for Thought
“Independence is meaningless when your economy is still chained to your former master’s bank.”
— Colonialism by Another Name
Yes — and it’s one of the most outrageous and ongoing injustices hidden from global view.
Some African countries still pay “colonial taxes” to France — decades after gaining independence?
After gaining independence in the 1950s and 60s, 14 former French colonies in Africa were forced to sign a “Cooperation Agreement” that locked them into paying “colonial debt” for the “benefits of colonization.”
These agreements include:
Depositing up to 85% of their foreign reserves into the French Treasury (via the CFA franc system)
Paying for the infrastructure France built while exploiting them.
Allowing France first rights to natural resources, military intervention, and public contracts.
Operating under the CFA franc, a colonial-era currency still controlled by the French central bank.
Even though some reforms have been promised, many of these practices continue today, keeping these countries in a cycle of dependency, economic stagnation, and limited sovereignty.
Affected countries include:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Quote for Thought
“Independence is meaningless when your economy is still chained to your former master’s bank.”
— Colonialism by Another Name
Did you know some African countries still pay colonial taxes to France?
Yes — and it’s one of the most outrageous and ongoing injustices hidden from global view.
Some African countries still pay “colonial taxes” to France — decades after gaining independence?
After gaining independence in the 1950s and 60s, 14 former French colonies in Africa were forced to sign a “Cooperation Agreement” that locked them into paying “colonial debt” for the “benefits of colonization.”
These agreements include:
Depositing up to 85% of their foreign reserves into the French Treasury (via the CFA franc system)
Paying for the infrastructure France built while exploiting them.
Allowing France first rights to natural resources, military intervention, and public contracts.
Operating under the CFA franc, a colonial-era currency still controlled by the French central bank.
Even though some reforms have been promised, many of these practices continue today, keeping these countries in a cycle of dependency, economic stagnation, and limited sovereignty.
Affected countries include:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Quote for Thought
“Independence is meaningless when your economy is still chained to your former master’s bank.”
— Colonialism by Another Name
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