The deadline has arrived for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means.
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I may be biased since I follow an account called Blackout Strike. But Niger is 100% in the right here. The problem with democracies in the third world vs a military junta is this, the military wants more funding nationwide, so they WANT to increase GDP growth, GDP per capita growth, and even the medium income. Your average politician everywhere doesn't care about that as long they get power.
Now this wouldn't work in the US/First world countries in Europe with its first mover's advantage in the Industrial Revolution, but you want a good government that supports economic growth, and that can happen with democracy or without it. South Korea, China, Japan, and Brazil during the Cold War, and Argentina during World War 2 will/still are powerhouses because of military-based direct rule or some form of dictatorship by enlightened elites who want a better future for their children.
For reference Niger powers 1/3 of France's light bulbs... While most of the country does not have electricity. Let that sink in.
Mark Tran: The wrangle between Niger and a state-owned French firm over payments for uranium extraction has wider ramifications
www.theguardian.com
Most of Niger supports this military-led rule, yet ECOWAS or the Economic Community of West African States wants to fucking invade them. This is of course led by Nigeria which is one of the African powerhouses in the region due to its geography of having lots of rivers to grow crops, oil, population growth, and most importantly is a coastal state meanwhile Niger is landlocked. They gain from trade with the US, China, and EU so they have to do the US, and EU or more specifically France's bidding for them.
Meanwhile, The former head of the state of Niger was a Western lackey who condemn his country to UN-sponsored poverty. Look I know this won't apply to 99.99999999% of the people who this will reach, and I likely don't think anyone with power in the third world will ever see this. You don't want the UN involved in a country if you want economic growth, look what happened to the Congo, and Afghanistan. If you see Western NGOs running towards you unless you will die without aid, run the other way. In order to grow an economy you need the following; An educated, skilled, and loyal populace(loyal as in they won't bounce to the US or EU at the first sign of success), a long-sighted leadership class, and a strong military of some shape or form(foreign or domestic) so that no one interferes, and some form of technological, or high valued financial transfer.
The UN will not give ANY of the above. Foreign governments have no interest in growing your economy, South Korea grow their own economy with help from the US, but they had to literally take current spending, and shutter it to future spending goods. Instead of consumption they invested in production.
And yes Wagner is bad, they kill, rape, and steal. But if my country were Niger I would prefer them over France, and Americans 100% of the time unless they are stealing more than France are.
