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Niger says France amassing troops, equipment in ECOWAS states (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (21 children)

France about to depose a military coup? Recall this is the junta that deposed Niger's president that is claiming France is going to invade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Honestly I wouldn't be able to tell which side is the good one here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Siding with the democratically elected leader is generally a good choice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not so simple when everyone in the country instantly started chanting that the coup liberated them from french influence and protesting at our embassies

Awaiting proper stats but just asking people in the streets what they think about it all tells a different story about the previous regime

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