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TheBeege , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

The fuck is this article? What are the differences in ideologies between the military and the government? Is there any history of this conflict? How long has this president been in office? Most BBC readers probably have no idea about anything in Niger, myself included

_cerpin_taxt_ ,

Right? Such a trash article that explains nothing about why this is happening.

Kinglink ,

Considering this is 16 minutes old and a currently happen situation, it’s very likely BBC doesn’t keep that information on hand, and likely has to go source that.

I doubt the soldiers put out a press release as the first thing they did detailing the ideological differences, and more focused on consolidating power right now.

Nougat ,

This should give you some idea:

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by troops from the presidential guard since early on Wednesday. ... Mr Bazoum is a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Caligvla ,
@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Oh great, more religious zealots. Organized religion was a mistake.

Skua ,

This one from Al-Jazeera seems a little better

bigb5wm ,

right there is no explanation at all

Mr_Blott ,

There is no conjecture or supposition ftfy

BBC has to wait until they have facts

bigb5wm ,

They should have delayed reporting

christophski ,

Bbc breaking news stories like this often start as a very small article and are updated rapidly to give more information

fmstrat ,

There are only 3 actual sources of world news these days, the BBC is not one of them. They’re probably waiting on AP to send the details from boots on the ground.

_cerpin_taxt_ , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

Whew, had to do a triple-take on that post title lmao.

SkaveRat ,

at least I’m not the only one

hoodatninja ,
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None of you are and we all knew someone was going to remark on it

KingJalopy ,

Literally the only reason I clicked on this

_cerpin_taxt_ ,

Are you in my head, bro? Or do you just need to pull your own out of your ass?

hoodatninja ,
@hoodatninja@kbin.social avatar

Huh

Maajmaaj ,
@Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca avatar

I’m someone who that word we thought the title said would be used against, and I had to double back to make sure somebody on Lemmy didn’t just lose their bigoted fuckin minds. 😂😂

snor10 ,

You can just say you’re black, right?

That sentence demanded reading comprehension XD

Maajmaaj ,
@Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca avatar

If I wasn’t taking a tolerance break, I would have written that a lot simpler, lmao.

Edit: also, sometimes I feel like saying “I’m black” leads to skepticism.

CassowaryTom ,

Wow. you probably still struggle with Uranus too, huh?

_cerpin_taxt_ ,

You probably still struggle to talk to people and make friends too, huh?

paddirn ,

And the category is “Soldiers who annoy you”.

_cerpin_taxt_ ,
snor10 ,

I’m sorry, the answer was “Naggers”.

LegionEris ,

I’m stoned as all fuck and read “ninja soldiers” several times >_> I was trying to figure out the joke. I’m going to hell.

vaultdweler13 ,

Better than my initial read so… yeah.

ArugulaZ , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

There once was a soldier from Niger
Who rode on the back of a tiger
Just one mistake
Is all it would take
To put the soldier inside her.

SatansMaggotyCumFart ,

Is this a poem about a tiger fucker?

iamthatis ,

I’m assuming the tiger takes the soldier in from the front and not the rear :p

iamthatis ,

I’m assuming the tiger takes the soldier in from the front and not the rear :p

lingh0e ,

So… yes?

Ecology8622 ,

Isn’t it pronounced nee-jear?

Zorque ,

Wikipedia has it as "nee-ZHAIR", so yeah about that.

nodoze313 ,

I very distinctly recall the geography teacher asking the class clown to pronounce it when we were studying it, it went as expected, and she corrected him. She told us it was pronounced n-eye-jer, but it’s also been 30 years.

Cl1nk , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

Oh wow, I was reading about the president calling it a failed attempt in the morning.

I thought it was a piece of delayed news, seems like the president jinx it

PugJesus , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV
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Guess the revolution WILL be televised.

learningduck , to news in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

Only 4 coups since 1960? What a stable country.

My country experienced over a dozen coups already.

Mr_Blott ,

There are thousands of coups in Scotland

CassowaryTom , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV

I do. But that is neither here nor there. I apologize for my comment.

NewsAutoMod , to news in The South Korean POWs left to plot escape from the North

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Calcharger , to worldnews in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV
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Anyone wanna take bets that Wagner is up to some BS?

LarkinDePark ,

Is anyone’s up to BS in Niger I’m going to go with France.

Calcharger , to world in Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV
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Anyone want to take bets on whether Wagner is involved?

5th largest exporter of Uranium, huh?

Madbrad200 ,
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The root cause of this is Islamic jihadism sprawling out of control across the Sahel. it’s causing a ton of instability and governments are struggling to withstand it.

lateraltwo ,

The cause for internal conflict? Absolutely The cause of international interest? Absolutely not

Madbrad200 ,
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It’s the reason Wagner is in the region to begin with, and why Western militaries have a presence in the region. Definitely plays an important role in international interest as well.

fugepe ,

Islam is by itself jihad.

Zeroxxx , to worldnews in Semiconductors: Can India become a global chip powerhouse?
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Even China can’t, India are much less inferior than China, so cannot as well.

brad , to worldnews in Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years

I wish they weren’t doing that.

YoFrodo , to news in Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years

the death penalty is stupid and no govt should be trusted with it. I hope they somehow reconsider.

aeternum ,

I don't think the death penalty should ever have been used. It certainly doesn't have any place in today's society. Get rid of it already. Ghana is just about to abolish it. So should the rest of the world.

TvanBuuren , to news in North Korea: Kim Jong Un shows off missiles to Russia defence chief Shoigu

Title of a good adult film.

Ooops , to worldnews in Semiconductors: Can India become a global chip powerhouse?
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No

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