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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon

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

Army officers go on TV to say they are annulling the results of the recent presidential election.

Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon

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French Africa falling like dominos, curious what’s behind this.
- It may be Francophone, but it’s as fucked up to call this “French Africa” as it would be to call India/Pakistan/Bangladesh “British India.”
  
  I get your point, there is probably a nicer word for it. But I find it more fucked up that a bunch of frogs militarily and financially sponsor dictators and then pretend it’s a crime against democracy when they get overthrown (be it by a similarly un democratic army).
  
  Curious what makes that unacceptable where it's common and accepted to call Quebec "French Canada"
  
  Local sentiments to the colonizers? Don't think french Canadians harbour any (much) ill-will towards France I guess.
- Most likely Russia and China.
  
  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)

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