Gully Foyle's African News Thread

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Excellent idea, of course. People sadly pay little attention to places like Africa or most of Latin America.

Thalassa had a great report on the Bijagós Archipelago a few months ago, and they noted that drug trafficking is a major problem, given that the geography and political situation of the area makes it a perfect area for such stuff.

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I didn't know that the Nigerien military opposed Tandja, since I don't recall them playing much of an opposition when he expanded his powers and dissolved the legislature last year. Weird timing, you would expect them to depose him, if they did oppose him, during last summer's crisis.