I-France Ivala Ihhovisi Lenxusa futhi Idonsa Osomaqhinga abavela eNiger

Uhulumeni waseFrance umemezele ukuvalwa kwehhovisi lenxusa lakhe eNiger unomphela ngenxa yezinselelo ezinkulu ezithiye ukufezeka kwezibopho zawo zenxusa kuleli koloni langaphambili.

French Inkonzo YaseYurophu Nezangaphandle ikhiphe isitatimende, iqinisekisa ukuthi inxusa lizoqhubeka nomsebenzi walo eParis. Ukugxila okuyinhloko kwenxusa kuzoba ukusungula nokugcina ukuxhumana nezakhamizi zaseFrance ezikhona endaweni, kanye nezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni (ama-NGO) abenza umsebenzi wokusiza abantu. Lawa ma-NGO azothola ukwesekwa ngokwezimali okuqhubekayo kithi ukuze asize ngokuqondile abantu abasengozini enkulu.

Ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi wonyaka odlule, iqembu lezigelekeqe lezikhulu zamasosha aseNigerien lagudluza uMengameli u-Mohamed Bazoum, laveza ukushiyeka kwakhe akubona ekulweni kweSahel namasosha amaSulumane. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, abaphathi abasha eNiamey bamemezela ukuthi inxusa laseFrance alimukelwa futhi baphikelela ekuhoxisweni kwamasosha aseFrance. Ekuqaleni, iNxusa uSylvain Itte wenqaba ukuhamba, egomela ngokungemthetho kwebutho lezempi. Nokho, ekupheleni kukaSeptemba, ekugcineni wahamba.

Ngemuva kokuthatha amandla, ababusi abasha bezempi baseNiger basebenzise izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokunqamula ukuxhumana neParis. Ngasekupheleni kukaZibandlela, baxoshe konke ukusebenzisana neNhlangano Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yezizwe Ezikhululekile (i-OIF) ezinze eParis, bethi iyithuluzi lepolitiki yaseFrance. Ngaphezu kwalokho, banxusa amazwe ase-Afrika ukuba amukele imibono yase-Pan-African futhi ‘enze izingqondo zawo zibe amakoloni.’ Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNiger yahoxisa isivumelwano ne-EU esasihloselwe ukubhekana nezinkinga zokufuduka.

I-junta entsha yaseNiger iphinde yamemezela inhloso yayo yokubuyekeza izivumelwano zamasosha ezazigunyazwe ngaphambilini abaphathi besikhathi esidlule ngokubambisana namazwe aseNtshonalanga.

I-Paris ibhekane nezingqinamba eziningi emakoloni aseNtshonalanga Afrika asusa abaholi bayo abasekelwa iNtshonalanga eminyakeni yamuva. Kwaphoqeleka ukuthi ihoxise amasosha eMali kulandela ukungezwani nohulumeni wezempi ngo-2020. Ngonyaka odlule, iParis nayo yahoxa eBurkina Faso ngemuva kokuthi ababusi bezempi bezwe bebayalele ukuthi bahambe.

IParis ibhekane nezinselele ezihlukahlukene eNtshonalanga Afrika eminyakeni yamuva. Ngo-2020, iParis yaphoqeleka ukuthi ihoxise amasosha ayo eMali, ngenxa yezingxabano nohulumeni wezempi. Ngo-2023, iParis nayo yayalelwa ukuthi iphume Burkina Faso ngababusi bayo bezempi.

I-Alliance of Sahel States (AES) nayo yasungulwa ngoSepthemba wonyaka odlule, lapho iNiger, iMali, kanye neBurkina Faso zisayina umqulu, ngenhloso yokulwa ngokuhlanganyela kokubili izinsongo zokuphepha zangaphandle nezangaphakathi. NgoDisemba, baphinde bagunyaza iziphakamiso zokusungula umfelandawonye ozohlanganisa lezi zizwe ezintathu eNtshonalanga Afrika.