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President of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostage (www.washingtonpost.com)
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This is an opinion piece by the democratically elected president of Niger.

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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20230804023026/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/03/mohamed-bazoum-coup-niger-democracy/

This is a good read.
I kinda hope the African Union & ECOWAS can sort this out by themselves and peacefully.