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f37e0f23... 2y ago

🇳🇪 Prigozhin interview about situation in Niger

PMC Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin gave comments regarding the situation in Niger for the African edition of l'Afrique Libre. Here are some excerpts from his interview:

▪️Economics is the main reason for the coup and anti-French sentiment in Niger, as the population is in poverty and France exploited their resource abundance.

▪️France only gave 5% of all profits from the resources in Niger to the people of the country.

▪️The people...

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10c85dc1... 2y ago

nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa

> if they controlled the resources themselves

That's a science-fiction-sized "If".

Even back to the Roman Empire, Africans rarely controlled African resources, and when they did, it ended up with Zimbabwe or South Africa. Populism is an alien idea in SA.

Regardless of BRICS/RU politics, all that has ever happened in where there is exploitable resources in Africa is the transition between warlords, strong men, and foreigners.

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10c85dc1... 2y ago

nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa

> if they controlled the resources themselves

That's a science-fiction-sized "If".

Even back to the Roman Empire, Africans rarely controlled African resources, and when they did, it ended up with a situation like Zimbabwe or South Africa.

Regardless of BRICS/RU politics, all that has ever happened in where there is exploitable resources in Africa is the transition between warlords, strong men, and foreigners.