Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 26, 2023

Very good interview about the Niger coup with Dr. Olayinka Ajala, at Leeds university, who's researched the country and the region for a long time.

The most interesting point for me was how this revolt could gain support quickly because the young people are getting better-educated, and have access to better information

#Niger #NigerCoup #WestAfrica

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Popular Front - Niger's Military Coup is More Complex Than it Seems

We speak to Dr. Olayinka Ajala, a senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Leeds Beckett University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He explains to us, in detail, why the recent military coup in the African country of Niger is not quite as straight forward as it look at first glance. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan

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Show threadLoukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️
I hope this also means that we will see more political organising, and that the generals have let the genie of politics out of the bottle and eventually it will turn on them.
Aug 26, 2023 at 5:26amWeb
Show threadIbexAug 26, 2023
@Loukas thanks for the recommendation!
Show threadCozyAug 27, 2023
@Loukas Do I understand from the reporting, the current government of Niger is Anti-France and Pro-Putin?
Show threadLoukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Aug 28, 2023
@Cozy rather than being pro-Putin per se, the coup governments in alliance in west Africa seem to use Russia and Wagner as a way to have more leverage in their negotiations with France and EU, to show they have other options.