Talks · 16 May 2026MALI: Dominique PAGANI REACTS to Emmanuel MACRON's remarks at the Africa Forward summit- 33:04"Shame of Africa," he imposed African first names in the name of "authenticity": a reform that costs nothing.
Mobutu
Appears in 5 videos · 6 passages, 2 of them in depth.
What Dominique Pagani says
Dominique Pagani refers to Mobutu as the figure of the dictator imposed on the Congo and kept in place by Western powers. In 2017, discussing Adotevi and negritude, he first mentions him for the centralisation of wealth: Katanga no longer receives its benefits and stops feeling concerned by the nation1. He also sees in him a dictatorship supported by development aid2. He notes his corruption and his remark that his country was "a geological scandal"3, and recalls that he alone held an enormous share of UBS's assets4. In his recent talks on the Sahel, he uses him to point out a contradiction: the powers that denounce the juntas today are the ones that installed him5. Finally, he calls him "the shame of Africa" and judges that imposing African first names in the name of "authenticity" is a reform that costs nothing6.
- 1Négritude et négrologues / Adotevi par Pagani (2017)8 Jun 2017 · 22:42
- 2Négritude et négrologues / Adotevi par Pagani (2017)8 Jun 2017 · 53:39
- 3Argent, travail, liberté3 Aug 2019 · 22:26
- 4AFRIQUE SAHÉLIENNE ET IMPÉRIALISME : Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger - avec Dominique PAGANI23 Mar 2024 · 1:08:23
- 5TROP TARD ?14 Aug 2024 · 43:20
- 6MALI : Dominique PAGANI RÉAGIT aux propos d'Emmanuel MACRON au sommet Africa Forward16 May 2026 · 33:04
Summary produced automatically from 6 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
Who is this?Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( mə-BOO-too SESS-ay SEK-oh; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997. Previously, Mobutu served as the second president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1965 to 1971. […]
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Talks · 16 May 2026MALI: Dominique PAGANI REACTS to Emmanuel MACRON's remarks at the Africa Forward summit
Talks · 8 Jun 2017Negritude and negrologists / Adotevi by Pagani (2017)
Season 12 · 14 Aug 2024TOO LATE?- 43:20A dictator installed by the powers that today denounce the juntas.
Talks · 23 Mar 2024SAHELIAN AFRICA AND IMPERIALISM: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger - with Dominique PAGANI- 1:08:23Dictator imposed on the Congo, holding on his own a huge share of UBS assets.
Talks · 3 Aug 2019Money, work, freedom- 22:26One of the most corrupt men; said his country was "a geological scandal."