The Master’s Praise is the Servant’s Noose

"The day you hear Europeans praising me, know that I have betrayed you." Samora Machel, the man who broke the back of Portuguese colonialism, said that before his plane "mysteriously" fell out of the sky in 1986. Fast forward to February, 2026: the air in Washington D.C. is thick with the smell of expensive cologne and high-level betrayal. President Félix Tshisekedi is being cheered by the U.S. State Department, the "Washington Accords" are being toasted with champagne, and the Congolese people are being sold acre by mineral-rich acre to the highest bidder.

When the West claps for an African leader, it’s not for his leadership; it’s for his compliance.

The "Security" for Minerals Swap: The 2026 DRC Betrayal

The most glaring example of Machel’s warning is the "tentative peace" brokered between the DRC and Rwanda.

• The Deal: In exchange for American protection against Rwanda-backed rebels, the DRC government has essentially handed over mining rights "without restraint."

• The Raw Truth: The DRC sits on over $25 trillion in untapped minerals. Yet, under the "Washington Accords," U.S. companies receive "preferential access" to a newly designated Strategic Asset Reserve (SAR).

• The Legal Fight: While Tshisekedi licks the hands of the "peace-makers" in D.C., Congolese lawyers are currently in the Constitutional Court arguing that this deal erodes national sovereignty and bypasses Parliament. It isn't a treaty; it’s a foreclosure.

The "Puppy" Summits of 2026

Washington hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial. Over 54 governments attended and 7 from Africa .(Angola, DRC, Guinea, Morocco, Sierra Leone , and Zambia. Ministers from Guinea to Morocco lined up to sign Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) that are little more than bilateral petitions. Each country negotiates alone against a superpower, ensuring Africa never uses its collective leverage. They fly to D.C. to be told how their own minerals will power Western electric cars, while their own villages remain without electricity.

The Military "Security" Scam: High-End Parking Lots

We are told foreign military bases are here to "stabilize" the region. If that’s true, why is Africa the only continent with zero bases abroad while hosting a buffet of foreign occupiers? There isn't a single African outpost in the French Riviera, yet over 20 African nations host foreign boots.

• The Djibouti Diner: Djibouti is no longer a sovereign nation; it’s a high-priced parking lot for the U.S., France, China, and Japan. They aren't there for "peace." They are there because Djibouti sits on the Bab-el-Mandeb, the throat of the Indian Ocean. If you control the throat, you control the food.

• The Predator’s Perch: The U.S. maintains roughly 34 outposts across the continent. Just hours ago (Feb 24, 2026), a drone strike killed M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma near Rubaya. Rubaya isn't just a battlefield; it’s a strategic hub producing 15% of the world’s coltan. The drones aren't building schools; they are guarding "enclaves" of wealth. The security they provide is for the extraction of tantalum, not the protection of the population.

The Culinary Sabotage: Why the Kitchen Never Gets Built

The West tells Africa it lacks "infrastructure" for refineries. That is a lie designed to keep the kitchen empty so you are forced to buy back your own food.

• The Colonial Track: The British didn't build railroads to connect Lagos to Kinshasa; they built them to connect the mine to the port. Look at the map of Namibia that "long finger" of land (the Caprivi Strip) wasn't an accident; it was a pathway created by colonial ghosts to access water and resources.

• The Modern Version: In 2026, the Lobito Corridor is being "revitalized" by the U.S. and G7. Don't be fooled. It’s just a high-speed conveyor belt to get Congolese copper to Western factories faster, while African homes still sit in the dark.

• The CFA Tax: 14 nations are still tethered to the French Treasury, depositing 50% of their reserves in Paris. It’s a protection racket dressed in a suit. Africa is essentially lending its own money back to itself with interest.

Martyrs vs. The Puppies: The Obituary of the Unbought

The "First Draft of History" is written in the blood of the unbought, the men who refused to be puppies:

• Patrice Lumumba: Dissolved in acid because he demanded the Congo’s wealth benefit the Congolese, not Belgian mining interests. He challenged the very foundation of colonial humiliation.

• Thomas Sankara: The "Che Guevara of Africa." He renamed his country "Land of Incorruptible People," planted 10 million trees, and vaccinated 2.5 million kids in weeks. He was slaughtered for saying, "He who feeds you, controls you." France couldn't let that self-sufficiency go viral.

• Muammar Gaddafi: Erased the second he proposed a Gold-Backed African Dinar to replace the Dollar and the CFA Franc. As Hillary Clinton famously cackled: "We came, we saw, he died." They didn't kill a "dictator"; they killed a currency.

Today, we have the "Puppy Presidents." They fly to D.C. for prayer breakfasts and sign pacts that give Western companies majority ownership of African soil. They close borders to their fellow Africans with high tariffs but open the door for Western corporations like dogs seeing a master.

Is an African leader who plays by "International Rules" actually a leader, or just a highly-paid regional manager for Western interests? If Machel walked into a D.C. summit today, would he recognize a single man in the room, or just a row of well-dressed betrayals?

Sankara was right: "He who feeds you, controls you." Today, the "food" is security aid and IMF loans. The "control" is your cobalt, your lithium, and your sovereignty. When you see an African leader being called a "pillar of stability" by the West, check their mining registry. You’ll find they haven't just opened the door, they've unhinged it and handed over the keys.

The Final Draft: 2026 and the Artificial Border

Africa isn't "poor." Africa is a wealthy man being mugged by his own bodyguards. Every "peace accord" signed in a Western capital is just a lease agreement for a new mine. The borders created in 1884 were designed to divide and conquer; in 2026, African leaders are still guarding those same artificial lines to protect their own small slices of power while the continent’s wealth is bled dry.

Is the 2026 "Scramble for Minerals" any different from the 1884 "Scramble for Land," or have we simply traded the whip for a contract? If Machel, Sankara, Lumumba , Kwame, Nyerere, Gadafi, walked into a D.C. summit today, would he recognize a single "leader," or just a row of well-dressed betrayals? Africa is the only continent where the "guests" have more guns than the homeowners and the "landlords" live 6,000 miles away in Paris and D.C. We call it "sovereignty," but in the backrooms of power, it’s just a managed liquidation of assets.