• WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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.