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France says Niger's junta has 'no authority' to ask ambassador to leave - other articles report Niger's government has cut off water to French embassy

Posted by boxer_dogs_dance
Tags: niger, france, politics, geopolitics, diplomacy, embassies, ambassadors, coups, juntas, source.france24, short read
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230825-%F0%9F%94%B4-niger-s-military-junta-gives-french-ambassador-48-hours-to-leave-country

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Published
Aug 25 2023
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  1. [4]
    JamPam
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    I can understand Niger's frustrations because of how France has been taking advantage and milking Niger of their natural resources and wealth. I think we can expect many western African countries...

    I can understand Niger's frustrations because of how France has been taking advantage and milking Niger of their natural resources and wealth. I think we can expect many western African countries to follow suit, pushing to get rid of European influence on their region.

    For those interested, here is are some rundowns of the ways that France has been able to achieve what they wanted to achieve in the post colonial times since the 60's:
    https://youtu.be/36vYRkVYeVw?si=7VqEedjJ9Ty7s1V9 (sources cited in the description)
    https://jacobin.com/2021/03/africa-colonies-france-cfa-franc-currency
    https://youtu.be/_-u1Pjce4Lg?si=eUsNRGeKs-Sb5OjN (no sources cited)

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    If you’re a country like Niger with a lot of problems — security problems, economic, social, and financial problems — and you have the French military and intelligence services on the ground all around you, it’s difficult to think that you’re free to make your own decisions.

    The article was written in 2021 before there was any plan of coup, showing that it isn't that surprising a revolt of some sort occured.

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      1. [3]
        JamPam
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        I've just edited my comments to the situations I'm referring to, it's a lot more than simply importing uranium. By the way, all coups are illegal, and it does not mean they are the "wrong" move...

        I've just edited my comments to the situations I'm referring to, it's a lot more than simply importing uranium.
        By the way, all coups are illegal, and it does not mean they are the "wrong" move simply just because they are illegal. Some are of the motivation of the majority of the population, and some are of the motivation of a minority or foreign population. I believe if the majority of the country wants a change in government then they should be able to achieve that.
        I also don't think it's surprising that a former colonising nation is still meddling in its former colonial countries for its benefits.

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        1. Kitahara_Kazusa
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          So wait, that second article apparently thinks that France was wrong for supporting the UN and helping the democratically elected president take power after the incumbent tried to declare the...

          So wait, that second article apparently thinks that France was wrong for supporting the UN and helping the democratically elected president take power after the incumbent tried to declare the results invalid on the basis that he didn't like them, and ordered the military to keep him in power?

          Seriously are military dictatorships preferable to democratic governments as long as they happen to oppose France?

          Not to mention the line about 'we all know why the French troops are in Africa', just hoping that the average reader is not aware of the Jihadist threat in the region and will assume the French must be there for some nefarious purpose.

          I mean really that's got to be one of the least convincing articles I've read and I didn't even make it halfway through.

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        2. R3qn65
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          I appreciate you not taking the bait with the rather aggressively leading questions in some of the other posts. Thank you for continuing to lay out your points calmly; it makes discourse on the...

          I appreciate you not taking the bait with the rather aggressively leading questions in some of the other posts. Thank you for continuing to lay out your points calmly; it makes discourse on the site better.

          5 votes