Every state does what it feels like doing, because in the daily battle there are factors that, if taken into account alone, have nothing to do with the migration phenomenon. Africa owns 30% of the planet's natural resources, and its Pil is worth 3% of the world's.
Africa continues to be a land of conquest, now more than ever, despite the indipendences that have been achieved. It is no longer a question of colonialism or of influences determined by the Cold War, but of neo-colonialism. It's all against all, from an economic, political and even military point of view. The countries and peoples that make up the African continent are suffering. And today, the question of migrants is entering the global political debate. Or rather, the policies that the various countries, which include Africa, have put in place in order to define or foment a phenomenon that it is not possible to define by showing the muscles. Global migration policies, and even those of the European Union, can be asked: "Free everyone". And it doesn't seem irreverent.
Every State does what it feels like doing, because in the daily battle there are factors which, if taken into account alone, have nothing to do with the migration phenomenon. Just one fact: on the African continent, around 50 million people move between states - for reasons related to war, fame, famine, climate change and lack of prospects for the future. Those who come to touch the costs of the European Union are only the tip of an iceberg.
The case of the franc
And now, in the political bailamme, the Cfa franc, the colonial currency common to 14 African countries, has also entered. France, no doubt about it, is tied to its own principles. It is the only reality that has not changed its policy towards Francophone Africa.
If the African continent during the colonial era was at the mercy of the powers that had occupied it, and if they were sparing it, from the 1960s onwards, with the Independence, Africa also responded to the logics determined by the Cold War and the influences were determined by the two blocs. Today, if we want to use a strong image, it's China which, thanks to its military investments, holds the debt of ten African countries. There is no country in Africa that doesn't have to deal with Pechino's influence. And this thanks, above all, to the rulers or dictators who exploit this influenza for their own ends.
La Cina
Pechino's investment plan is part of the strategic diplomatic-economic plan of the "new arrow road". One fact is enough: over the last 15 years, trade between China and the African continent has increased annually by 20%. In the last Sino-African market, Pechino decided to invest another 60 million. China is the first commercial partner with a turnover of around 180 million dollars a year. And all this is not due to the good health of Pechino. African governments are well aware that they are selling their countries to the Chinese giant, and they have paid their own way. Pechino presents himself with offers that look too beautiful to be seen, and in fact are not. I'll call you first.
The United States
America has decided, as have other countries on the world stage, to counter this Chinese stratagem. The Senate has approved the creation of a development finance agency: the US International Development Finance Corporation (Usidfc). The American intention is to raise 60 million dollars in direct investments. It is not surprising, however, that becoming a protagonist in Africa means strengthening the military presence, since China has set up "scarponi" on the ground with a base in Gibuti, where both Americans and French are present. In the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and Libya, there are 34 official military bases.
Russia
Mosca's attention is not obscure. With Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, it has extensive agreements for cooperation in mining, military cooperation and to establish free trade economic zones. Russia cannot offer, like China, consumer products, but arms there and in abundance. Mosca's strategic military center is Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. But Russia's intention, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergej Lavrov has announced, is to set up a logistics center in Eritrea, in the strategic area of the Horn of Africa, which has already been affected by foreign presence. For example, the largest Turkish headquarters in Africa is in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Horn of Africa is of great interest to Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Saudi Arabia
In the Horn of Africa, Riyadh is also paying close attention, as it played a key role in the peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. An interest in the anti-Iranian function and, therefore, strategic for the game that Saudi Arabia is playing in Yemen. But that's not all. Riyadh supports and nurtures investments in many other countries, especially Muslim, African and even in some specific areas, such as Kenya. Not only. For years, Riyadh has been launching a campaign to acquire cultivable land, even in Africa, which is known as "land grabbing".
France
Parigi has maintained its legacies with the former colonies, which are no less important in geopolitical and mining terms than other countries on the continent. One of these ways is the Cfa franc, under the lens of the entry of an Italian political party. There are 14 countries that have adopted this currency that is stamped in Parigi, whose stability is guaranteed by the French Treasury, to which the countries that adhere to the currency must deposit 50% of their monetary reserves. The Economist notes that "over the last 50 years, inflation has reached an average of 6% in Costa d'Avorio, which uses the Cfa franc, and 29% in neighboring Ghana, which does not use it. The currency facilitates exchanges with Europe, the main partner, and frees foreign investors from the risks of exchange rate fluctuations". The currency has also been adopted by Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony, and Italy - Bissau, a former Portuguese colony.
But there are still many countries around the world that have invested in the continent: Canada, Brazil, Japan, Italy, India. Countries that are trying, with the EU through the Emergency Trust Fund for the continent, to invest and tackle the root causes of humanitarian crises in the most critical areas.
Africa arouses extraordinary interest thanks to its raw materials. Africa owns 30% of the planet's natural resources, and its Pil is worth 3% of the world's. Investment is huge. The investments are huge, the money is growing. The GDP of African countries is growing strongly, sometimes by two figures, but human development rates are stagnating, so much so that in sub-Saharan Africa 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. Inter-African commercial transactions stood at 128 million dollars in 2017, and in the same year, trade within the continent was close to 15% of the total volume of trade, while trade with the rest of the world was much higher: over 900 million dollars. However, the reality is much more complicated than what people would like to believe.
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