(Fabrice EKOMO, Researcher Abdelmalek Essaad University & Co)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Par Fabrice EKOMO, Chercheur en Droit Public \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 des Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et Sociales de Tanger, Universit\u00e9 Abdelmalek Essaadi; Saida LATMANI, Professeur de Droit public \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 des Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et Sociales de Tanger, Universit\u00e9 Abdelmalek Essaadi; Mehdi ESSARSAR, Professeur de Droit public \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 des Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et Sociales de Tanger, Universit\u00e9 Abdelmalek Essaadi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A sovereign State acts only according to its own will, this is the corollary of the right to self-determination. It is to him alone, to whom belongs the role of determining the form of its political regime, independently of any kind of foreign influence or interference.
Is this really the case for all the countries of the black continent? Absolutely not! African states are neither independent nor sovereign. Et c\u2019est ce que nous tenterons de d\u00e9montrer \u00e0 travers cet article.
Introduction
L\u2019expression \u2018\u2019 souverainet\u00e9\u2019\u2019 en elle-m\u00eame donne \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir. Mais quand il s\u2019agit de la souverainet\u00e9 des Etats africains, la notion devient aussi perturbante et ne peut que susciter la perplexit\u00e9 de juriste d\u2019o\u00f9 le f\u00e9tichisme qui la marque. Selon les termes de N. Politis, la souverainet\u00e9 est un \u00ab Un \u00e9cran qui d\u00e9voile, la r\u00e9alit\u00e9, il faut donc s\u2019en d\u00e9barrasser s\u2019il on veut voir clairement \u00bb. Peut-on dire alors que les Etats africains dans leur ensemble, sont souverains ?
Il s\u2019agit l\u00e0 d\u2019une question qui pique notre curiosit\u00e9, titille nos m\u00e9ninges et nous stimule \u00e0 remettre en question certaines id\u00e9es, \u00e0 douter de croyances d\u00e9guis\u00e9es selon lesquelles les Etats africains sont vraiment souverains. Indeed, it would be clumsy, because unrealistic, to believe that they can regulate themselves and make their decisions unilaterally and autonomously. It goes without saying that a sovereign state only acts according to its own will, which is the corollary of the right to self-determination. It is up to the state alone to determine the form of its political regime, independently of any kind of foreign influence or interference. Is this really the case for all the countries of the black continent? At first glance, not at all! The fiftieth anniversary of the independence of African states is a duty of memory that must be respected. But also an opportunity to question the African dimension of the very concept of sovereignty and national independence. As long as these States are still suffering thanks to several factors resulting from the colonial fact which, according to us, seems to be eternal. At this point an important question arises: are African states sovereign or independent? Inevitably, the concept of \u00ab\u00a0sovereignty\u00a0\u00bb is present in this analysis as a common thread, even though this sovereignty is still seeking a meaning, a definition. This is why, before any development, it seems useful to stop on a work of definition as long as our concept remains vague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What sovereignty for African states?<\/p>\n\n\n\n