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    291 year ago

    Did you read the article? This is the eighth coup in a French colonized African country in the last three years. There is a trend building.

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        Do you have experience in this area, or are you just drawing conclusions?

        The New York Times has a pretty solid article that explains that there has been growing anti-French sentiment in the region that has been getting worse for several years now, and it isn’t just a coincidence. Specific moves and policies by the French have angered some of their former colonies, and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

        https://archive.is/hA3ak

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          41 year ago

          their new partners, Russian mercenaries

          A certain leaderless Russian PMC seems to be moving in where the French withdraw. I wonder what effects the chaos in Wagner will have on stability in Africa.