Europe has its Afghanistan. Sahel handed over to Islamists and Russia | How We Got Here

"On April 10th, a 100-men-strong regiment of the African Corps - a military organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation - began their deployment in Niger.
Consequently, Russia's military presence in the Sahel region has expanded by yet another nation - after establishing influence in Sudan in 2017, Mali in 2021, and Burkina Faso in 2024.
The arrival of the contingent was intensively discussed by the Kremlin and the military junta which took power in Niger in July 2023. Additionally, the junta forced the previously-
In exchange for protection, Russia expects concessions for natural resources exploitation - Niger is the seventh largest uranium producer in the world.
The presence of the African Corps in Niger is seen by many as Moscow's success and the West's failure in the indirect rivalry on the continent.
The increase of Russian influence in Niamey also means, from the EU's perspective, an increased risk of stimulating migratory pressure on the bloc by means of migrant transit routes from Niger to Libya and Algeria.
Join Jan Darasz and his guest: Jędrzej Czerep - Coordinator of the Middle East and Africa program, at Polish Institue of International Affairs. To learn more what is Russia’s business in the Sahel region and how did Europe give up territory to Russia in this part of the world "
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[@tonyh8510]

Africa will learn the hard way

[@ruthwolfer4154]

100%

[@user-wk7wd4wr4y]

unfortunately... as usual !

[@impossibleisjustanopinion9898]

Let them deal with it. This is a good thing

[@user-ur1si2ht1y]

I agree but it’s not a good thing because of immigration! The misery that will come with Russia or China takeover of Africa, will only exacerbate the flux of migration to Western countries and help neo populism rise… sad!!!

[@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter]

Missing education is a hell of a curse. Sadly they will find the hard way what they brought over themselves and then nobody will be there who’s able to help them. Russia won’t let them out of their claws ever again and they will fall back even more

[@AbouGob]

Nobody needs your help

[@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter]

@@AbouGob oh they will need help 😄 More than ever before.

[@AbouGob]

@@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter they never needed your help. How about you help yourselves? You have lots of homeless people everywhere and poor people in your country go help those people.

[@nataliiateteruk585]

Afghanistan should be democratic better than it is now.😊

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

Funny, they don't seem to think so.

[@meanlife7358]

A bad friend is better than the devil 😈 🤷

[@meanlife7358]

If you want the truth, please 🙏🏼 bring the nigerian for this interview 🙏🏼

[@pliashmuldba]

Well there are places you should not go,m as a individual and as a country. Afghanistan was also such a place. What we should have done was build a fence and mine field around it, and then leave it to its own. Africa, well my country spent billions on aid down there for decades, we gotten NO GOOD in return for that, those people need to help them self ,if they choose help from Russia well so be it, they will learn they again choose wrong.

[@songasalimsaleh1035]

The West should not blame Russia 🪆 for it's failure in West Africa 🌍

[@WorldCitizen0000]

Africa has just exchanged a colonialist to another, they never learn. The rich mineral resources will be very useful for Moscow while local people struggle. Lets remember this when more African try to come to Europe.

[@user-wk7wd4wr4y]

Ask yourself why lots of Africans wants to reach Europe instead Russia or China. (And it's not for a climate reason...)🤔

[@meanlife7358]

What do you really know about Africa and african

[@ruthwolfer4154]

🤢🤬👹

[@meanlife7358]

Please ask him if he was there with his lies and lies 😅😅

[@bobtate6812]

No one handed over to anyone colonialist pimp. People in Africa had enough of European and Yankee democracy and simply walked away. Will you finance new Kiev, Ukraine style coups?

[@snuscaboose1942]

Why do you hate democracy and Ukrainians? Why can't you accept that Ukrainians don't want to live under the boot of their old colonial masters, Russia?

[@Tbone1492]

Now if they stop coming to EU things will be great

[@TheLobohobo]

Goof ! 👋🏻😎✨

[@bobtate6812]

@@TheLobohobo Did you poop your pants?

[@bobtate6812]

@@Tbone1492 They are coming for things you promised them before or was it a lie?