News of a military coup in the West African country of Niger has reignited condemnations of the colonial West, and marks at least the 10th coup in the Sahel region since 2008: Burkina Faso (2014, 2015, 2022), Mali (2012, 2020, 2021), Mauritania (2008), Gambia (2014), and Guinea (2021)—and all have...
  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Allegedly, according to the Africa Archives, Niger’s new leadership also told the U.S. to “keep their aid and give it to their millions of homeless people…charity begins at home.”

    ohhhh shit