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Africa on (rapid) move

9 months after the "coup" of May 2021 in Mali, the new leaders drive French troops out of their country.


5 months after the September 2022 "coup" in Burkina Faso, the new leaders put an end to the presence of French troops in the country.


In August 2023 a "coup d'État" intervened in Niger. The only interesting question is when will the new rulers drive the French troops out of their country.


It should also be remembered that France still has, in addition to troops in Niger, military bases in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon and Djibouti.


France and the United States are working to bring back the "elected" president... to maintain foreign troops in Niger and exploit it's uranium.


Finally, a linguistic remark: if the "coups" put an end to the immoral and anachronistic presence of foreign troops in Africa, I think it would be logical and appropriate to replace the term "coup d'État" by ... "coup d'éclat".


Benyounès Saidi

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  1. AnonymousAugust 15, 2023 at 11:27 AM

    The US also has its biggest drone base in Niger. I would love to see it shut down.

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    1. Benyounès SaidiAugust 15, 2023 at 12:44 PM

      That might be difficult considering the present situation, but in the future who knows? so many changes took place during the last 30 years.
      I think all depends on the degree of autonomy of a country. Turkey is a good example of a country that has quite good relations with the US and in the meantime having an independent foreign relations policy (Russia, China ..)

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