We’re not the only ones who think Western headlines about recent events in Niger need a serious rewrite. Check out this take from Syrian-British independent journalist @richimedhurst on Western expressions of ‘concern’ about losing Niger as an ally. He cashes out the situation instead in terms of Nigeriens claiming their country back. In particular, he hones in on the way ex-colonial and now neocolonial exploiter France has thrived on the back of Nigerien suffering.

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