Post was not sent - check your email addresses! How Can the Muslim Times Broker Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Their War. However, France continues to collect rent on the colonial buildings they have left in these countries, and 14 African countries are still forced nowadays by France to pay colonial tax for the benefits of slavery and colonization. Learn how your comment data is processed. The former colonial power has set up military bases in Djibouti, Senegal, and Gabon. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Numbers have a certain mystique: They seem precise, exact, sometimes even beyond doubt. It is now illegal for companies to shut off residents' water even if they cannot afford to pay their bill. For any newly independent country thereafter, it was necessary to find compromises with France. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Internal Emails Show FDA is Withholding the Fact that Foods in Your Pantry are Laced With Toxic Weedkiller, Americans are starting to suffer from Trump’s health-care sabotage, Scientists Discover A Second Brain In Human Body, And It’s Located In The Butt, Oklahoma High Schooler’s Carbon Discovery Elicits Wonder From Experts, This Man One Ups Tesla By Inventing An Electric Car That Never Needs Charging, Government-Funded ‘Am I Stoned?’ Marijuana App Tells You: You’re Stoned. The French and the British engaged in a fierce rivalry over colonies during the late 18th and early 19th centuries led to armed conflict in North America and India. Source: The People’s News. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The entry of European powers into Africa led to the spread of European culture, particularly the languages, in the continent. During the Colonial period in Africa, the British and the French colonized more than 95% of the continent. However, France continues to collect rent on the colonial buildings they have left in these countries, and 14 African countries are still forced nowadays by France to pay colonial tax for the benefits of slavery and colonization. The actor, who has been riding high these days with both his series "Atlanta" and his role as young... Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, explains the link between perception and reality. Other African countries colonized by France include Gambia, Chad, Mali, Togo, Sudan, Gabon, Tunisia, Niger, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and several others. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. France has been forced to intervene militarily in the colonies with the aim of restoring peace. 14 African Countries are Still Forced Nowadays by France to Pay Colonial Tax for the Benefits of Slavery and Colonization. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. By Victor Kiprop on July 3 2019 in World Facts. France retained control of North, and West and parts of Central Africa while the British took control of East and South Africa. The tax is imposed on net income, after determination of the tax liability under the standard scale rates. ( Log Out / Today, most of Africa use either French or English as the second language. African Countries Still Pay Over $500 Billion as Colonial Tax to France Each Year. This was the only condition for France not to destroy the country before leaving. In North America, France colonized the New France region, Newfoundland, and resent day Haiti. Today, the term has acquired a negative sense and is mostly used to refer to the neocolonial relationship between France and the colonies.