Cardinal Sarah Talks in European Parliament: Europe Is Colonizing Africa Again
He spoke of "ideological colonization", arguing that modern Europe increasingly seeks to influence African legislation through trade agreements, development assistance, and diplomatic pressure.
Words Have a Meaning
Opening his address, Sarah questioned whether Europe and Africa still share a common understanding of the language that dominates international diplomacy.
"Can we still understand each other? Do the words we use - human rights, dignity, development, freedom, health, gender, family - still mean the same thing to those who pronounce them in Brussels, Strasbourg, Kampala, or Conakry?"
Inconsistency Is Deliberate
One of his examples is the expression “sexual and reproductive health” that often means abortion. Another example is the term “gender equality” that may mean the deconstruction of the sexual difference between man and woman inscribed in the human body.
Cardinal Sarah argued that ambiguity allows controversial social policies to be introduced through diplomatic agreements without openly acknowledging their implications.
Words As Instrument of Perversion
The cardinal argued that language itself has become a political weapon, "A treaty, a resolution, or an action plan that uses imprecise and ambiguous vocabulary is not an instrument of cooperation, but an instrument of perversion and silent power."
He maintained that whoever controls the meaning of words ultimately controls the outcome of negotiations, describing this as "a form of cultural and economic neocolonialism."
African Countries Grab at Poisoned Money
Cardinal Sarah devoted particular attention to the Samoa Agreement (2023) and other EU cooperation frameworks with African states.
"Here appears in a verifiable way the ideological colonization: the use of trade and finance to intervene in the criminal and family legislation of a sovereign state, directly violating the principle of self-determination of peoples."
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