Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression.
  • @NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8•8 months ago

    There are things called elections that I encourage Africans to vote in instead of cheering on autocratic coups

    • livus
      6•8 months ago

      • There are things called bullets that coup leaders use to stop ordinary citizens from carrying out democracy.

      • There are things called arms dealers that provide the guns and bullets.

      • There are things called oil companies and mining companies that provide support for governments that act in their favour.

      I could go on. But pretending that ordinary African people don’t want fairly elected leadership would be cynical and intellectually dishonest.