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Time out!
By Wanaku Verdzekov · · Africa & the Gulf of Guinea
Tags: france, cfa-franc, ambazonia, self-rule
France and Franco-Cameroun need to take a time-out from messing with British Southern Cameroons, aka AMBAZONIA.
It looks like the Franco-Camerouneses are waiting for a signal from the Élysée… That won't happen. Not yet.
As long as Franco-Cameroun can "hide" behind France, it can do what it likes in AMBAZONIA.
But if the Franco-Camerouneses took a "posture" INDEPENDENT of France… GAME OVER. But they won't. Not now.
Why? The keys to the Camerounese treasury are in the Banque de France.
So… how do you mess with the one keeping your money? You don't.
See why the CAMEROONS has been in a BIND since 1945?
If someone controls the money in your pocket, you are their "robot", and you do as they say.
PS: Allowed to think = allowed to write.
Ija'iku fɨlasi!
— Wanaku Verdzekov
Reading & grammar
Reading level: Gr 9–11
Understand
- Why does the author think Franco-Cameroun will not act independently of France?
- Where are "the keys to the Camerounese treasury", according to the author?
- What does "Allowed to think = allowed to write" mean?
Grammar focus: the question-answer pattern. "So… how do you mess with the one keeping your money? You don't." Asking a question and answering it immediately guides the reader to the conclusion.
Try it: Write a short paragraph arguing a point using two question-answer pairs.
Discuss: Can a country be truly independent if another country controls its currency? Argue both sides.