• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrique_francophone

    Surely has nothing to do with the fact that the majority of Africa is francophone…

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts_since_2010

    Just look at the number of coup and coup attempts in Africa since 2010…

    There’s a whole lot of corruption in African governments no matter the language people speak, that’s why the continent is politically unstable in general.

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      1 year ago

      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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        1 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.