South Africa’s third biggest political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) yesterday marched to the French Embassy in Pretoria demanding the the withdrawal of France from the African continent.
The march was led by the party’s firebrand leader Julius Malema as part of Africa Day commemorations.
There was a delay in starting the official programme of the picket because Malema said they would not start until an official from the embassy comes to receive the memorandum.
“We are not going anywhere until someone comes to receive our memorandum,” he said.
Malema said as a party they condemned all the manifestation and colonialism and neocolonialism in the entire African continent.
“We, as a generation of Freedom Fighters, reject and condemn the fact that decades after the declaration of the so-called independence of formerly colonised territories colonisers continue to maintain colonial and neo-colonial relationships with African countries which are supposed to be free from colonial control,” said Malema.
Malema said Africans do not need the French currency.
“We must make sure that resources of our land are retained in Africa and we can do so when we are united as Africans,” he said.
“When you see other Africans, you must see yourself. We must fight capitalism and treat each other as African.”
The party has given the embassy 14 days to respond to their memorandum.
