15,208 views Aug 26, 2023 If You’re Listening | ABC News In-depthWhile everyone has their eyes on the war in Ukraine, there’s been a seemingly unstoppable wave of coups in West Africa, washing along the edge of the Sahara and gaining strength each time. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 After the recent military coup in Niger, locals were seen chanting “Down with France” and “Long live Putin”. Even the now former leader of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin has been involved. What are France and Russia doing in West Africa? And could they end up in a proxy war? ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: / newsonabc Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth#ABCNewsAustralia
So many Coups
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“What are France and Russia doing in West Africa? And could they end up in a proxy war?”
So sad! Why can’t we all just get along??
Exactly, Jan!!