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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by Pips@lemmy.film to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most likely Russia and China.

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally suspect the USA or nobody, but what do I know. (They have a significant military presence in Niger and I haven’t heard anything that would suggest their bases are in jeopardy)

[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 6 points 1 year ago

The situation in Niger is directly contrary to US interests given that there are moves towards asking the US to leave alongside the French + the coup government contacted Wagner/is already aligned with Wagner-backed regimes. The US does a lot of fucked up stuff in the world but it would make no sense for them to be involved here.