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Does anyone have a good rundown concerning what exactly is happening in Niger and the surrounding countries of Mali and Burkina Faso, I'm seeing the coup in Niger being reported as a strike against French imperialism in Africa with solidarity from other countries that also want to break free, but other reports saying its just a run of the mill coup being supported by similar military dictatorships without much legitimacy and comments that its been fomented by Russia. Is there some kind of halfway position between both these narratives or something completely different to do with internal Niger politics that doesn't meaningfully relate to what's going on in Europe?
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Aug 1, 2023 18:46
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Morrow posted:It may just be a matter of things in the Sahel being very dire: take a peek at the article I linked above about how the military government in Mali has been far less successful at restraining the Islamist insurgency. Niger falling to a military coup probably means a similar trajectory, which means you have Islamist groups operating with free reign through a whole stretch of the region, including Burkina Faso. Its curious how Military regimes always seem to be so bad at actually doing the basic things militaries are meant to do and win wars.
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Aug 11, 2023 23:15
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So I've heard that France is very mad with the US over the Niger coup, what's going on there?
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Aug 23, 2023 15:47
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I've read that Gabon (along with the cooler Congo next door) is one of the most stable and prosperous countries in Africa. I guess that probably wasn't true, or am I overestimating how much this coup will change things?
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Aug 30, 2023 14:39
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