On the 60th Anniversary of the Military Movement in Brazil
Post-Marxist historiography has insisted on the role of the outside world as the driving force behind the 1964 coup, but in truth their genesis was national and nationalist.
Post-Marxist historiography has insisted on the role of the outside world as the driving force behind the 1964 coup, but in truth their genesis was national and nationalist.
Troops have assisted in fighting jihadist insurgency
Following Niger, Gabon is the eighth nation in West and Central Africa to suffer its leader’s ouster by a military junta since 2020.
The French said they had “taken note of the putschists’ request” but that the junta lacked the authority to make it.
The Russians have realised how simple it is to cause major problems in Africa in a cost-effective way—with the help of the Wagner Group.
A conflict in Niger would spell certain trouble for the European continent, as it would increase migratory pressure even further.
While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.
Goodwill towards France is dwindling precipitously in the post-coup Niger. French flags were burned at the French embassy, while locals shouted anti-French slogans.
Despite the EU’s top diplomat describing Niger as politically “solid” three weeks ago, the ongoing coup potentially opens the door for Russia and Islamists to gain traction in what was the last pro-Western government in the region and a major European ally.
The latest reports suggest that Prigozhin’s forces have entered Russia’s Lipetsk oblast, which sits 360 kilometers to the south of Moscow. If the group’s current rate of advance continues, Wagner troops could be in Moscow by nightfall.
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