Afrique, mon cœur.

A true Pan-Africanism will not shine these new autocrats. This is not independence or Africanism. Traore and the others are not heroes. This recent news comes at the same time that many civilians are killed in Niger. Is it a coincidence? I thought this military was “supposed” to protect people.

It was always going to happen. Show me an example of when a military junta has ever worked well for an African government? But keep on praising your beloved coup leaders, I shudder to think what’s next. Also, Russia and China and whoever else aren’t going to save you. They’re here for resources.

But at the exact same time that they took power, these soldiers were shaking hands with Russia and China. I said at the time that we should be more suspicious of all of this. Now look, all of those same people are very quiet when civil society and governments get dissolved.