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Oct 2023
35m 22s

Not Just Coups: Meet the People’s Moveme...

RANIA KHALEK
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Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-not-w-90192326 The West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are in rebellion against their former colonial masters, while the imperialists of the Global North try desperately to contain the situation. But the portrayal of these developments as mere “coups” hides t ... Show More
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