NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoMali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pactwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkMali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pactwww.reuters.comNightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·11 months agoThe people should be allowed to govern themselves I agree but it would be really naive to think that’s what’s happening here. For starters, the west isn’t “out”. Both the US and France still have boots on the ground in Niger. International mineral exploitation companies are still operating in the Sahel. Non-African mercenaries now have a strong presence in the Sahel as enforcers.
The people should be allowed to govern themselves I agree but it would be really naive to think that’s what’s happening here.
For starters, the west isn’t “out”. Both the US and France still have boots on the ground in Niger.
International mineral exploitation companies are still operating in the Sahel.
Non-African mercenaries now have a strong presence in the Sahel as enforcers.