2023-08-09 08:34:03
Such an intervention would be a regression in the course of history – The persistence of French tutelage in various forms symbolizes an unfinished decolonization, which has become unbearable for African youth – Collective text by 168 intellectuals
We, the signatories of this declaration, strong in our commitment to peace, democracy, national sovereignty and Pan-Africanism, express our resolute and unequivocal opposition to any military intervention in Niger initiated directly or indirectly by the Economic Community of the States of the West Africa (ECOWAS), in explicit or implicit alliance with any foreign power whatsoever.
We are deeply convinced that such an intervention would be a regression in the course of history, ignoring the choice of the African peoples for peace and freedom. It would be forcefully and vehemently rejected not only by all the West African peoples, but also by the defenders of the pan-African ideal, hostile to any military intervention not supported by the peoples themselves. This opposition will be all the stronger as this region of the African continent has already been plagued for several years by growing insecurity, of which the populations are unfortunately the first victims.
The refusal to take into account the clearly expressed will of the youth of Niger and West Africa to maintain equitable relations devoid of any neocolonial ulterior motive with all potential partners is largely at the root of the situation in Niger and West Africa. The persistence of French tutelage in various forms symbolizes an unfinished decolonization, which has become unbearable for African youth.
In a world where democracy, freedom and the rights of citizens are increasingly recognized as fundamental, we, the signatories, would like to strongly reaffirm our attachment to these inalienable values. It is with unfailing determination that we advocate the ideal of good governance and respect for democratic principles in the management of States and in the methods of access to power.
We sign this text in order to make our message heard loud and clear: the immediate future of Niger must be determined by the people of Niger themselves and, alternatively, facilitated by those of goodwill wishing to encourage all the parties concerned to continue the dialogue. with a view to finding peaceful solutions to the current crisis.
Let no one misunderstand our position. Today, by signing this column, we mark our commitment to democratic principles, freedom and the rights of citizens, and against any form of military intervention that would go against these values that we hold sacred.
The situation in the Sahel, and the threat of a military intervention in Niger, in the heart of West Africa, under the leadership of an organization, nevertheless dedicated to economic integration, is one of the paradoxes and not least of the loss of bearings of the African political elites. ECOWAS, an organization whose founding principle is to make the borders between member countries porous, to facilitate the movement of people and goods, to build a West African identity thanks to a common identity document, a common passport and soon a common currency, would betray its historical mission by waging a war to the detriment of our populations.
Below is the list of the first 168 signatories in alphabetical order.
Saadatou Abdoukarim, sociologist, Montreal Frantz André, Capss, Montreal Pierre Max Antoine, lawyer, Miami, Florida Félix Atchadé, doctor, editorial writer SenePlus.com, Paris Selly Ba, sociologist, Dakar Ndeye Khady Babou, doctor, Senegal Walter Baier, president PGE , Austria Ibrahima Bakhoum, journalist, teacher, Dakar Kebert Bastien, artist, Port-au-Prince Alymana Bathily, writer, media sociologist, columnist SenePlus.com, Dakar Jean Pierre Bejin, engineer, Montreal Nadjet Bouda, political science UDM, Canada Vincent Boulet, vice-president PGE, France Ibrahima Boye, economic operator, Thiès Rébecca Cadeau, Mohfrec, Paris Thiaba Camara Sy, company administrator, Dakar Jose Luis Centella, PCE, Spain Camille Chalmers, professor State University of Haiti, Port-au-Prince Magalie Civil, doctoral student in sociology, Canada Malick Coulibay, engineer, Montreal Emerson Xavier da silva, teacher, Recife-Penambucco, Brazil James Darbouze, philosopher, Center Equi, Port-au-Prince Emmanuel Desfourneaux, jurist, political scientist , director of the Afro-European Institute, Paris Ousmane Diadhiou, Anafa trainer, Senegal Sogue Diarisso, essayist, economist, statistical engineer, Senegal Cheikh Omar Diallo, academic, Dakar Diagne Syr Diallo, jurist, Dakar Lamine Diallo, sociologist, professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Mamadou Diallo, doctoral student, Columbia University, New York Mamadou Alpha Diallo, professor of International Relations, Universidades Federal de Integração Latino-americano, Brazil Mamadou Lamine Diallo, economist, deputy, Dakar Ramatoulaye Diallo Mbaye, community manager, Niger Demba Moussa Dembele, economist, Senegal Amadou Bator Dieng, journalist, Dakar Momar Dieng, journalist, Dakar Babacar Buuba Diop, historian, academic, social governance researcher Bachir Diop, agronomist, Saint-Louis Boubacar Boris Diop, writer, Dakar Dialo Diop, doctor , biologist, Dakar Khadim Diop, Anafa, Dakar Ousmane Lecoq Diop, PhD student in Francophone Studies, University of Kansas, United States Moustapha Diop, computer scientist, Senegal Thierno Diop, university professor, Dakar Youssoupha Diop, business manager, Dakar Thierno Diouf, geographer, Senegal Zeina Okiror Diouf, educator, Dakar Ndeye Adama Dramé, researcher, Somone Bertrand Joss Endene, investment expert, Geneva Michel Lobé Ewane, journalist, administrator, Joseph Sassoon Group, Cameroon Renel Exentus, doctoral student in urban studies, Montreal Abdoulaye Fall, Anafa, Dakar Aziz Salmone Fall, political scientist, Senegal Dior Fall Sow, former General Counsel, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Oumar Fall, engineer, Paris Rokhaya Daba Fall, agropedologist, New York Mireille Fanon Mendes-France, jurist, Frantz Fanon Foundation, France Vieux Mac Faye, artist musician, Dakar Marc-Arthur Fils-aimé, political scientist, Port-au-Prince Bakary Fofana, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guinea Marilyn Frankenstein, professor University of Massachusetts, Boston Reginald Germain, cultural organizer , Montreal Serigne Saliou Guèye, journalist, press director, columnist SenePlus.com, Dakar Thierno Gueye, Expert in international law and conflict management Youssoupha Mbargan Guissé, researcher, philosopher and sociologist, Senegal Salvador Hermandez, academic, Concordia University, Canada Jean-Claude Icart, sociologist, Montreal Robert Ismaël, engineer-economist, Quebec Chantal Ismé, engineer, urban sociologist, Montreal Biko Ismé-René, data analyst, Pennsylvania Annie Jouga, architect, Dakar Alassane Kande, entrepreneur, Abidjan Pape Samba Kane, journalist, Dakar Kwame Karikari, MFWA, professor Wisconsin International University College, Accra, Ghana Tidiane Kassé, journalist, press editor, Dakar Abdoulaye Keita, professor, Gaithersburg, Maryland Michel Koffi, journalist, Côte d’Ivoire Matomswé Kouli, artist, director , France Mamadou Koulibaly, university professors, Ivory Coast Adams Kouyaté, journalist, Fort-de-France, Martinique Francis Kpatindé, journalist, teacher at Sciences Po Paris Ayavi Lake, writer, teacher, Montreal René Lake, journalist, administrator of SenePlus.com, Washington Patricia Lake Diop, jurist, Dakar Wassi Lassissi, economist, IT specialist, France Anne Latendresse, professor, Montreal Chantal Laurent, architect, Rome, Italy Sister LB, artist, Feminist network, Senegal Youssouf Loum, financial consultant, Senegal Philippe Lubin, Advisor National Civil Aviation Office, Port-au-Prince Georges Eddy Lucien, historian-geographer, State University of Haiti Almamy Baba Ly, Dakar, Senegal Mohamed Ly, public health specialist, Grand Mbao Saphie Ly, journalist, director of Nexus, Dakar Béatrice Manigat, interpreter, Ghana Sabine Manigat, political scientist, Port-au-Prince Pedro Suarez Martin, professor of French literature, Spain Richard Mathelier, economist, Montreal Dominique Mathon, architect, Canada Antoine Maxime , social worker, Lamentin, Martinique Khar Mbaye, accountant, Dakar Aminata Libain Mbengue, psychologist, Dakar Anne-Marie Mbengue Seye, health financing expert, Dakar Baye Sandjiri Mbodj, development worker, Thiès Madièye Mbodj, professor of literature, Senegal Mamadou Mbodji, psychologist, Dakar Pape Michel Mendy, publisher, bookseller, Dakar Josué Mérilien, Konbit, Haiti Maguy Métellus, Tiohtiake, Montreal Rose Miche Annette Michel, social worker, Haiti Maite Mola, international relations PGE, Belgium Claudie Mompoint, senior advisor social development, Rawdon, Canada Abdoulaye Ndiaye, computer scientist, Thiès Demba Ndiaye, journalist, columnist at SenePlus.com, Dakar Khadim Ndiaye, philosopher, historian, Udes, Quebec Mamadou Ndoye, entrepreneur, Dakar Aminata Niane, Soil Scientist Consultant, Dakar Georges Noël , chemist, Montreal Péguy Noël, teacher and trade unionist, Haiti Theophile Nono, agroconsultant, Bafoussam, Cameroon Ibrahima Niang, real estate developer, Dakar Kafui Noameshie, immigration professional, Canada Charles-Octave, Generation 2034, Haiti Walner Osna, doctoral student in sociology, University of Ottawa Dieulin Ostavien, geographer, Orléans, France Marie Louise Eteki-Otabela, writer, essayist and political scientist, Cameroon Fréro Pierre, filmmaker, Senegal Manu Pineda, MEP, Spain Arthur Powel, researcher, professor Rutgers University, New Jersey Réveline Régal , pan-Africanist, Paris Pascale Romain, art historian, Montreal Jean Rossini, political scientist, Haiti Pierre Rousseau, KMDP, Haiti Alain Saint-Victor, historian, Montreal Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, sociologist, academic, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts Djibril Sall, merchant, Dakar Moussa Samb, associate professor of law, mediator expert, Dakar Enrique Santiago, PCE, Spain Felwine Sarr, writer, academic, Durham, North Carolina Marie-Chantal Scholl, translator, Montreal Walter Scott, teacher, Quebec Birahim Seck, coordinator Forum Civil, Senegalese section Transparency international, Dakar Moussa Seck, professor, Knoxwille, Tennessee Paap Seen, journalist, Dakar Lamine Sène, linguist, shipping and insurance expert, Dakar Mame Lika Sidibé, archivist, journalist, peace and security expert, Dakar Carolyn Somerville, professor of political science, Hunter College, New York Mariam Sow, agro-economist, Dakar Tidiane Sow, mathematician and political communication coach, Dakar Amsatou Sow Sidibé, professor of law, Dakar Amelia Moreno Suerez, psychologist, Canada Jacques Habib Sy , communication expert, Dakar Mamadou Jean-Charles Tall, architect, Dakar Djibril Thiam, lawyer, Dakar Gnylane Thiam, Nytt & Co, Dakar Myriam Thiam, artist designer, Dakar Khaira Tham, clinical psychologist, Dakar Pierre Thiam, chef and expert in gastronomy, author and business manager, New York Khady Thior, Anafa, Senegal Tenimba Togola, international affairs specialists, Montreal Aminta Touré, former Prime Minister of Senegal, Dakar Coumba Touré, director Kuumbati, Dakar Aminata DramaneTraoré, writer, former Minister of Culture of Mali Abdou Aziz Wane, international expert, Dakar Almamy Mamadou Wane, writer, essayist and poet, Paris Hamdou Raby Wane, development economist, Dakar Mamadou Mao Wane, sociologist, columnist SenePlus.com, Dakar Oumou Wane, columnist, president from the Africa 7 television channel, Rome Amadou Tidiane Wone, writer, former Minister of Culture, Dakar Maimouna Astou Yade, Director JGEN Global Enterpreneurship, Senegal
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