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2022-11-20 17:07:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9453756D8EED748AF453399EE6067448B94D86262503D14C8DD81FDDD17F83A3
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This video is from 2019. https://www.europe1.fr/international/italie-pourquoi-giorgia-meloni-critique-linfluence-francaise-en-afrique-4137016 The money she is referring to does not "disappear into French coffers" and is not 50% of export income. France holds 50% of currency reserves in trust for governments who use the CFA Franc, which France prints. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/how-the-france-backed-african-cfa-franc-works-as-an-enabler-and-barrier-to-development/
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