Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko questions French military presence • FRANCE 24 English

In tonight's edition, Ousmane Sonko slams the French military presence in Senegal, saying that the foreign military bases are incompatible with the country's sovereignty.
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  • @YoungGiftedNBlack
    @YoungGiftedNBlack21 күн бұрын

    If Senegal does not have military base in Paris, what makes France thinks it can have one in Dakar?

  • @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    21 күн бұрын

    Don't mind evil France

  • @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    21 күн бұрын

    My response to your post was removed by KZread

  • @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    @ejeikwutheophilus7854

    21 күн бұрын

    They don't want me to call France what she truly is.

  • @DouglasK.

    @DouglasK.

    20 күн бұрын

    Precisely. All western military bases across Africa must go.

  • @DouglasK.

    @DouglasK.

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Daniel-dg9bo France is wealthy cause of Senegal and other African states hence the aid. You're free to go learn that.

  • @Sekou156
    @Sekou15621 күн бұрын

    It's not about Russia. We just want our freedom and dignity

  • @jesselivermore2291

    @jesselivermore2291

    20 күн бұрын

    we want to not give africa aid nor migrants, we good?

  • @embibelayele1729

    @embibelayele1729

    20 күн бұрын

    Really?

  • @TruJ7777

    @TruJ7777

    20 күн бұрын

    @@embibelayele1729 yes really beckyyyyy

  • @kwabenasakyi

    @kwabenasakyi

    19 күн бұрын

    @@jesselivermore2291 okay then no Gold, Diamond, Cobalt and more minerals.

  • @bkay7781
    @bkay778121 күн бұрын

    There should be no foreign military bases in Africa...period

  • @fabianabongo6284

    @fabianabongo6284

    21 күн бұрын

    Africans to decide their (security) partners for themselves without any coercion from Western countries.

  • @jonathansoko1085

    @jonathansoko1085

    21 күн бұрын

    Are you against African military presences persecuting and terrorozing Africans in Africa? Because i can show you 1000 examples of it, right now

  • @Paul65_45

    @Paul65_45

    21 күн бұрын

    ​@@jonathansoko1085 Are you African?

  • @ntsakojoelbaloyi7421

    @ntsakojoelbaloyi7421

    21 күн бұрын

    ​@@Paul65_45his not just knows how to talk about things he doesn't know

  • @MountH212

    @MountH212

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@jonathansoko1085What is this neanderthal talking about?

  • @ibrimajatta2046
    @ibrimajatta204620 күн бұрын

    This not anti French sentiments this is a fight for neo colonialism ,freedom and sovereignty

  • @chosengeneration-ny9lo

    @chosengeneration-ny9lo

    17 күн бұрын

    It is pro-senegal

  • @Discoverlondon101
    @Discoverlondon10121 күн бұрын

    Get out. Africa don't have military based in France. Why should France have military based in senegal

  • @vladnickul

    @vladnickul

    20 күн бұрын

    Do you know what the french army do in senegal? Or you just prefer to stay dumb?

  • @sofyanhadi318
    @sofyanhadi31820 күн бұрын

    French has no respect to every african country 🤣🤣🤣

  • @user-bz7vt6gm6o

    @user-bz7vt6gm6o

    13 күн бұрын

    It's not funny

  • @MariAmmaSar
    @MariAmmaSar20 күн бұрын

    Get Rid of the CFA Franc in Senegal. Make a new currency and peg it to the price of gold.

  • @greatsena
    @greatsena19 күн бұрын

    Ousman Sonko is so right. Africa must rise against neo colonialism. You have our strong support here in Ghana. Ghana must follow suit and close all foreign military bases present on our sovereign land.

  • @liar-liar
    @liar-liar21 күн бұрын

    That's a bold statement

  • @futuretechworld576
    @futuretechworld57620 күн бұрын

    🎉 welcome to the new age long live the continent

  • @guedegba
    @guedegba20 күн бұрын

    Using the expression anti-french sentiment is wholly disingenuous. Propagandist rather than journalist.

  • @robertluvisia
    @robertluvisia18 күн бұрын

    France has the world's fourth largest gold reserves of 2,436 tons but doesn't have a single gold mine in the country. Mali does not have any gold reserves, but has many mines and produced 71.1 tonnes of gold in 2019! Where did France get all this gold?

  • @MaryJaneJones.

    @MaryJaneJones.

    18 күн бұрын

    They will tell you that they worked for it, and so should you. 😂😂😂😂

  • @filsduzaire

    @filsduzaire

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@MaryJaneJones.😂😂😂😂

  • @user-bz7vt6gm6o

    @user-bz7vt6gm6o

    13 күн бұрын

    Theft

  • @aadityasah6090
    @aadityasah609020 күн бұрын

    France should pay rent to Senegal government.

  • @ghtwghtw7197
    @ghtwghtw719720 күн бұрын

    Its over for france and the west in africa

  • @clementasampana4402

    @clementasampana4402

    20 күн бұрын

    How about central Africa where almost all the country are French puppet countries?

  • @modoucamara6571

    @modoucamara6571

    19 күн бұрын

    say it again ❤

  • @GabrielMotlhabane-og5by
    @GabrielMotlhabane-og5by21 күн бұрын

    Best analysis ever in f 24 history and the host tried the Russian question and he just bypassed it easily.guiliver and the rest of f 24 should learn from this man and be inspired 👍

  • @gottimaranzano9409
    @gottimaranzano940920 күн бұрын

    A relationship between oppressed and an oppressor. How does that what work? We were doomed

  • @celiajames600
    @celiajames60019 күн бұрын

    He is right. What is the purpose of these military bases? They seem to always be followed by instability.

  • @mctrjalloh6082
    @mctrjalloh608219 күн бұрын

    He was actually speaking as polical leader of his party, not as Prime Minister. He said it at the beginning of his speach.

  • @jeanclovisnzikibazanye7482
    @jeanclovisnzikibazanye748220 күн бұрын

    Free Africa

  • @hetty7891
    @hetty789119 күн бұрын

    Bravo Sonko👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @akouafray8616
    @akouafray861620 күн бұрын

    In a peaceful place you keep your military is a sign that the country still belongs to you. It's time to give complete freedom and also give independence to New California.

  • @mr__elastic
    @mr__elastic19 күн бұрын

    which African country have their base in Europe or America?

  • @NqozaNTB-bm7qj
    @NqozaNTB-bm7qj18 күн бұрын

    Their presence makes African nations vulnerable to conflicts of not their doing but by mere alliance

  • @CaptainLawrence-oo7pj
    @CaptainLawrence-oo7pj15 күн бұрын

    African youth's is wakening up let's go ✊✊✊✊

  • @omarmanneh1437
    @omarmanneh143720 күн бұрын

    Equality all we want period Africa should also have their bases in Europe, we can study and learn from each other.

  • @sysisysi5296
    @sysisysi529620 күн бұрын

    Time to go home. We don’t need any military presence from anywhere in Africa.

  • @IbrahimJalloh
    @IbrahimJalloh21 күн бұрын

    Get them out Sonko...

  • @Jiulize
    @Jiulize20 күн бұрын

    Oh my😂😅 what is very wrong about French-Africa relation is inequality and France trying to dominate Africans,this is even true for this channel 😂😅 I mean unlike other international news media that hire African journalists ,france 24 has white reporters all over Africa and they wonder why there is an anti-french sentiment 😅😅.

  • @globalismoblackman
    @globalismoblackman19 күн бұрын

    Go bless 🙌 your legend sonko ✊️✊️👏👏👏👏👏💪💪. Epic solidarity to our West African Brothers. #FreedomForSenegal

  • @OmarBinOmar-ez5pz
    @OmarBinOmar-ez5pz20 күн бұрын

    Great analysis ever

  • @jacobomollo7100
    @jacobomollo710018 күн бұрын

    All these useless military bases in our motherland will eventually be disbanded..enough with the intimidation. the US bases in Djibouti and Kenya should be next

  • @deffaly9056
    @deffaly905620 күн бұрын

    African Souverainety by force no foreign military in Africa 🚫⛔❌

  • @guevealbino5432
    @guevealbino543220 күн бұрын

    It's over for the French in Africa. Just leave 😊😊😊

  • @ao284
    @ao28419 күн бұрын

    Guillaume is a very good analyst.

  • @samsanyang9252
    @samsanyang925220 күн бұрын

    We don’t need America & West military bases go home 😂

  • @hms493
    @hms49320 күн бұрын

    It has started 🔥👍🏽

  • @OusmanKeita-in3nn
    @OusmanKeita-in3nn20 күн бұрын

    French base has to go France which is not safe for them self's 😊

  • @sidahagarwal742
    @sidahagarwal74220 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂 Russia is isolated

  • @sonofnok2153
    @sonofnok215319 күн бұрын

    Oh oh!

  • @desireco
    @desireco20 күн бұрын

    France wants to fight Russia... get out of there...

  • @davidnanaoseiasibey1291
    @davidnanaoseiasibey129114 күн бұрын

    There is no foreign military base in Ghana , only joint military training

  • @abed7922
    @abed792219 күн бұрын

    The democracy has worked for Senegal but backfired on that rotten France. As French says” Bon debarras”

  • @vusumuzilouis3826
    @vusumuzilouis382621 күн бұрын

    Abahambe

  • @GabrielMotlhabane-og5by

    @GabrielMotlhabane-og5by

    21 күн бұрын

    Sphukuphuke Lezii azphume.🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼

  • @koketsomolapo3964

    @koketsomolapo3964

    20 күн бұрын

    Tsamaya France!🤣

  • @basfarissah8004
    @basfarissah800420 күн бұрын

    They have to leave by the end of 2024😂😂😂

  • @rossklatte7073
    @rossklatte707317 күн бұрын

    The 19 priority countries of French development policy received about €1 billion in French Official Development Assistance in 2021: the leading recipient was Senegal (€177 million), followed by Mali (€107 million), Burkina Faso (€100 million) and Niger (€92.4 million). How to be truly independent? Stop taking the money.

  • @rappakalja5295

    @rappakalja5295

    17 күн бұрын

    All of those countries send more money to France than they receive. It's curious how you choose to neglect that, isn't it

  • @victorsamuel8708
    @victorsamuel870820 күн бұрын

    French out Russia In Africa a wave is sweeping in Africa to oust former colonial powers along with USA

  • @BC-mj7gj

    @BC-mj7gj

    20 күн бұрын

    Say what you want that doesn’t change the fact. Keep your troops

  • @gorillamaniamnotatrollimju8408
    @gorillamaniamnotatrollimju840820 күн бұрын

    France GO Home

  • @proudamerican4613
    @proudamerican461319 күн бұрын

    France military or any foreign military should NOT be in any African country.

  • @rialkhalitobindia1905
    @rialkhalitobindia190516 күн бұрын

    African people are not against French people .They are against the French leaders.

  • @eddamm6195
    @eddamm619517 күн бұрын

    No need for foreign military base in AFRICA # AFRICA MUST UNITE NOW

  • @FaraDem-ll2em
    @FaraDem-ll2em18 күн бұрын

    Great from sonko😮😮

  • @danielstewart8339
    @danielstewart833921 күн бұрын

    “No foreign influence” Also “Bows and welcomes Russians”

  • @karimdiop7305

    @karimdiop7305

    21 күн бұрын

    Why don't you shut the hell up ! You liar !

  • @jonathansoko1085

    @jonathansoko1085

    21 күн бұрын

    Its politics. This is about money.

  • @hbeee8793

    @hbeee8793

    20 күн бұрын

    And they should have the RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY PLEASE WITH THEIR COUNTRY. What right does France have to be imposing its desires on a sovereign state? Maybe Senegal does not want to deal with a genocide-supporting nation?

  • @danielstewart8339

    @danielstewart8339

    20 күн бұрын

    @@hbeee8793 yea but those arent really the same thing are they.

  • @TheRamamedia
    @TheRamamedia17 күн бұрын

    Nana Akuffo Addo of Ghana must watch and learn what having having a spine looks like

  • @user-bz7vt6gm6o
    @user-bz7vt6gm6o13 күн бұрын

    Its about time , do you . We are third world countries , aren't you tired of scrambling for africa and act like you are helping . You want what we have been blessed with our minerals

  • @fordaiffa6022
    @fordaiffa602220 күн бұрын

    It’s all democratic Rights

  • @chrisdelmonte983
    @chrisdelmonte9837 күн бұрын

    Franch is a first world country with the expense of other nation 😂 ..

  • @user-rh5ep7rq7s
    @user-rh5ep7rq7s20 күн бұрын

    Senegalese forces should leave the Gambia too

  • @ismailcamara2177

    @ismailcamara2177

    19 күн бұрын

    Gambia is located inside senegal so they are same family

  • @ALKALOMANNEH-xd5jc

    @ALKALOMANNEH-xd5jc

    19 күн бұрын

    @@ismailcamara2177 😂😂😂😂 stop saying foolish 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Kemetyu-Centered36

    @Kemetyu-Centered36

    18 күн бұрын

    Troll account 🤡

  • @vladnickul
    @vladnickul20 күн бұрын

    :)) They sure want to be like the rest of africa.

  • @rabihassan5945
    @rabihassan594520 күн бұрын

    No more ? jumping on the bed

  • @ErimiasEndale
    @ErimiasEndale20 күн бұрын

    Yankees go home!!

  • @chessmaster2121
    @chessmaster212121 күн бұрын

    France 🤥😑🤬😡😠🤬😠😡😠🤬😠😡😠

  • @roymutombo4707
    @roymutombo470720 күн бұрын

    France out of Africa Russia and China welcome

  • @davidnanaoseiasibey1291
    @davidnanaoseiasibey129114 күн бұрын

    Welcome Russia 🇷🇺 my good people without colonial mentality

  • @thesixth2330
    @thesixth233020 күн бұрын

    What does France need from Senegal? Seriously, if Senegal disappeared from the map, what would happen to France? NOTHING>>> LMAO Look how well Congo is doing since the UN left... They are falling apart, don't worry when you BEG the West to come help, they just might...

  • @Freedom20255

    @Freedom20255

    20 күн бұрын

    You are delusional for 400 years was has the west done? Is like you are still sleeping. Soon Africans will unite to help Congo. That said,”it because of the west that Congo is fighting war.” UN was there for decades to help by ”stealing resources.”

  • @bilbonbaggin6297

    @bilbonbaggin6297

    20 күн бұрын

    😂 what a Numpty 😂

  • @hms493

    @hms493

    20 күн бұрын

    Beg the West is the cause of all the problems in Africa

  • @hbeee8793

    @hbeee8793

    20 күн бұрын

    You should figure out why FRANCE had been “helping” Senegal. You would be shocked 😂 good luck to you sir

  • @BC-mj7gj

    @BC-mj7gj

    20 күн бұрын

    Poor you😂

  • @jonathansoko1085
    @jonathansoko108521 күн бұрын

    But they welcome Russia. This is simply about money, nothing else.

  • @TheJacob2030

    @TheJacob2030

    21 күн бұрын

    Yes, About interest which is okay. countries should decide who they want to trade with.

  • @ko3053

    @ko3053

    21 күн бұрын

    They 'Welcomed' YES - based on an Independent Sovereign Decision - NOT IMPOSED dictatorship of the West. Huge difference.

  • @awake3362

    @awake3362

    21 күн бұрын

    I don't think you are an African.

  • @Noble570

    @Noble570

    21 күн бұрын

    yes, it is all about interest which is okay. they should decide for themselves

  • @jonathansoko1085

    @jonathansoko1085

    21 күн бұрын

    @@TheJacob2030 You dont understand. The public/media are trying to frame this as evil white french colonialism. They dont care, this is money related while the media wants to frame it as such

  • @thesixth2330
    @thesixth233020 күн бұрын

    Did they talk about how the Kingdom of Dahomey enslaved its fellow Africans and sold them to the Europeans even after France made slavery illegal? NO? I wonder why? Truth isn't so simple... I don't think slavers have property rights.

  • @Ws2237

    @Ws2237

    20 күн бұрын

    So who bought the human beings who??

  • @sharpshenk3794

    @sharpshenk3794

    20 күн бұрын

    This is actually an asinine argument. Slave trade was a universal trade amongst humans. Everyone partook in it at some point in history. How does that justify having military bases in sovereign countries?

  • @kingsolomon2304

    @kingsolomon2304

    20 күн бұрын

    Cry more 😂😂. France out! Europe out! 😅 Thi biti

  • @thesixth2330

    @thesixth2330

    20 күн бұрын

    @@sharpshenk3794 we are talking about the Kingdom of Dahomey getting stolen items back.

  • @thesixth2330

    @thesixth2330

    20 күн бұрын

    @@sharpshenk3794 The Government of Senegal allowed those bases to be there. That's what happens in a democracy, different governments, have different positions.

  • @laughingbuddha1926
    @laughingbuddha192620 күн бұрын

    Another shame for your macron 😂😂😂😂.. west don’t have right to put there on other countries land … now it’s Senegal turn to kick French soldiers from there land ..

  • @Shaikhrahman1988
    @Shaikhrahman198814 күн бұрын

    France go out from Africa.