Niger Coup Leaders End Military Cooperation With France, Deepening Concerns Over Anti-Western Turn (www.wsj.com)

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The new junta’s move to cut ties with Niger’s former colonial power came amid threats of a military intervention by other West African states.

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[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

One thing the Tankies have right is that foreign capital grifting and local leaders keeping in power off of that is what caused this. There's no actual ideology behind these military governments but wanting to be the new grifters though.

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