Mastodawn

"Niger is one of several West African countries where U.S. military-trained officers have seized control since 2021, including Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali."

Maybe, and I'm just spit-balling here... Maybe we should be rethinking our goddamned strategy of training military in western Africa!
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U.S. officials who helped train Nigerien troops reel from coup
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/15/niger-moussa-barmou-coup-00111165

‘It’s like a bad monster movie’: U.S. officials who helped train Nigerien troops reel from coup

U.S. officials who trained and advised Niger’s military say they are frustrated by the takeover, but argue the U.S. shouldn’t give up on the country.

POLITICO