[Mideast + Africa] Getting rid of Bongo- but at what Brice?

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Mandel Brotset: Jan 1, 2024

VoicesCanBe posted:

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1769596940402962440

Major cope from US hegemony fanboys. I'm sure the US is actually really eager to abandon one of their largest drone bases as some 32 dimensional cheese maneuver.

didn�t that base cost a shitload to build? good for niger, loving decolonialism 2

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 11:18

bedpan: Apr 23, 2008

Mandel Brotset posted:

didn�t that base cost a shitload to build? good for niger, loving decolonialism 2

yep and the US military can't take it with them

# ? Mar 20, 2024 19:40

PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/addisstandard/status/1770484013288849767

Amhara nationalists are ethnically cleansing the Oromo Special Zone (basically a region within the Amhara region that has an oromo majority)

# ? Mar 20, 2024 22:39

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

Pomeroy posted:

https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1770153284747047316

they're really gonna sanction south africa over israel lmao

# ? Mar 20, 2024 23:14

Best Friends: Nov 4, 2011

yellowcar posted:

they're really gonna sanction south africa over israel lmao

No no that�s absurd and frankly media illiterate, it will be about completely unrelated and completely real human rights concerns that just happen to apply exclusively to countries that don�t like the US�s rabid dog.

# ? Mar 20, 2024 23:24

TeenageArchipelago: Jul 23, 2013

Best Friends posted:

No no that�s absurd and frankly media illiterate, it will be about completely unrelated and completely real human rights concerns that just happen to apply exclusively to countries that don�t like the US�s rabid dog.

I think that the stated reason might be something about how companies are helping circumvent Russian sanctions, but lmao it's definitely because Joe loves genocide so much

e:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-treasurys-no-2-visit-south-africa-next-week-2024-03-08/

quote:

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will visit South Africa next week, a Treasury spokesperson told Reuters, where he will seek to advance the economic relationship between the two countries even as ties have been marked by tensions.
The spokesperson said Adeyemo will discuss issues such as illicit finance, clean energy transition, investment in young entrepreneurs and leaders, work against wildlife trafficking and U.S. sanctions in his visit, first reported by Reuters.
He will meet with government counterparts, business leaders and students, among others, on the trip from March 11-15, the spokesperson said. The trip will include visits to Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg.
The trip comes as relations between Washington and Africa�s most industrialized economy have been marked by tensions over the past two years.
In the wake of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and European officials have attempted to rally opposition to Moscow's actions among African governments. Most African states, however, have shied away from taking sides.
Despite Pretoria's declared neutrality, perceived close ties between Russia and South Africa, an important U.S. trading partner in Africa, have ruffled feathers in Washington.
The United States and its allies have imposed rafts of sanctions on Moscow since its invasion of Ukraine, including against its military industrial base, financial sector and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Adeyemo will discuss sanctions while on the trip, the spokesperson said, including recent changes to the Zimbabwe sanctions program.

don't know if this is what the tweet is referring to, or the one bill that was proposed in congress calling on the US to reconsider it's relationship with SA a while ago

TeenageArchipelago has issued a correction as of 23:35 on Mar 20, 2024

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yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

gonna be hearing about how rhodesia was actually progressive and queer-coded soon enough

# ? Mar 20, 2024 23:40

Mandel Brotset: Jan 1, 2024

yellowcar posted:

gonna be hearing about how rhodesia was actually progressive and queer-coded soon enough

it is cool to see �progressive� become a meaningless synonym for the status quo so in that sense I support rhodesian revisionism

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:47

bedpan: Apr 23, 2008

Mandel Brotset posted:

it is cool to see �progressive� become a meaningless synonym for the status quo so in that sense I support rhodesian revisionism

it has been a meaningless synonym for the status quo since at least Woodrow Wilson

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:53

Votskomit: Jun 26, 2013

TeenageArchipelago posted:

I think that the stated reason might be something about how companies are helping circumvent Russian sanctions, but lmao it's definitely because Joe loves genocide so much

e:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-treasurys-no-2-visit-south-africa-next-week-2024-03-08/

don't know if this is what the tweet is referring to, or the one bill that was proposed in congress calling on the US to reconsider it's relationship with SA a while ago

They'll see how the elections go in May. If the EFF wins enough to have a meaningful role in government, the USA will raise human rights concerns about the state seizing people's property without compensation and communistically massacring private property.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 18:00

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/19/the-gambia-votes-to-reverse-landmark-ban-on-female-genital-mutilation

# ? Mar 22, 2024 02:37

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

Plutonis posted:

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/19/the-gambia-votes-to-reverse-landmark-ban-on-female-genital-mutilation

quote:

The debate over repealing the ban, imposed by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the country with an iron fist for 22 years before being toppled in 2016, has divided the nation.

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PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

PawParole posted:

Notes from a Hyenas Belly , an autobiography of an Amharic Settler in the Somali region.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/481005.Notes_from_the_Hyena_s_Belly

Like Ho Chi Minh, Like Che Guevara, about the Student Movement and the revolutionary left and it�s betrayal by the Junta.

https://foreignlanguages.press/new-roads/like-ho-chi-minh-like-che-guevara-ian-scott-horst/

I would also add the Emperor- Downfall of an Autocrat-

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_(book)

And for Eritrea, a good book would be I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation

Probably the second best history book I�ve read about an African country besides King Leopolds ghost.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/653992

Book recommendations about Ethiopian and Eritrean history.

# ? Mar 23, 2024 06:18

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

Plutonis posted:

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/19/the-gambia-votes-to-reverse-landmark-ban-on-female-genital-mutilation

incredibly depressing.

# ? Mar 23, 2024 07:35

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

VoicesCanBe posted:

I haven't heard much news from Libya since the 2021 election was indefinitely postponed. It's still divided between the GNA and the LNA, right? With the GNA being "internationally recognized" (emphasis on quotation marks) and including Tripoli, and the LNA being Haftar's faction which includes Benghazi

Afaik, yeah. The LNA is at least technically subservient to the Government of National Stability and has other allies.

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Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

https://x.com/SGWug/status/1771701432485351471

# ? Mar 24, 2024 16:44

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

this is the guy in my avatar :patriot:

Turkey's 'Communist mayor' embarks on conquest of İstanbul district

www.turkishminute.com - Mon, 25 Mar 2024 posted:

Fatih Ma�oğlu, the popular �Communist mayor� of a city in eastern Turkey, is now vying for control of a vibrant and hip İstanbul district along the Asian banks of the Bosporus.

In 2019 he was elected mayor of Tunceli, a majority Kurdish Alevi city in eastern Anatolia known for being extremely secular and left-leaning.

During his five-year term in office, he won plaudits for knocking down the doors of his office as a form of transparency.

This time, in the March 31 elections, he is setting his sights on the Kadık�y district of İstanbul, a bastion of the secular opposition Republican People�s Party�(CHP).

The charismatic, mustached, 55-year-old is standing as a candidate for the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), which has no seats in the national parliament.

In an interview with AFP during his election campaign in Kadık�y, Ma�oğlu said his experience as mayor proved good governance was possible.

�The world is getting worse, and I believe the Socialists can reverse this trend,� he said.

�Socialists are competent to rule this country and this world.�

## �Honest approach�

In 2019 Ma�oğlu became the first Communist mayor of Tunceli, a city that was formerly known as Dersim and has a turbulent history.

He took over a city council that had been run by the pro-Kurdish Peoples� Democratic Party (HDP) � until it was handed to a government-appointed trustee in the wake of a failed coup in 2016 that aimed to topple long-standing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Ma�oğlu refused to use his official car and posted his council�s finances on a banner hanging on the front of his office building to show people how he spent their money.

He opened a cooperative to promote organic honey and chickpeas, whose sales funded university students from poor families, and provided free transport for students.

�I followed Ma�oğlu�s successful practices closely. I was impressed by his honest approach to politics,� said Sevgi �elik, a 42-year-old resident of Kadık�y.

�I have faith he will do the same here in Kadık�y,� �elik added.

�I think we are not going through good times. The country in general is not in a good state. For things to get better, we need better people in power.�

Murat Karabıyık, 46, agreed that the current order needed to change.

�We can�t find shelter. We can�t eat. We can�t drink. We can�t travel. This must change,� he said.

�People affiliated with political parties are usually chasing profits. This is not the case here. God willing, we will change this.�

Asked if he would stick to the same novel approach if elected mayor of Kadık�y, Ma�oğlu said: �Of course. Our city functions because we have a program.�

Ma�oğlu�s bid for Kadık�y � an arty neighborhood with lively cafes, bars and galleries � drew rebuke from supporters of the CHP and the pro-Kurdish Peoples� Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), which is also running in the election in İstanbul.

They said Ma�oğlu should have run for a working-class district of İstanbul or else stayed in Tunceli.

Ma�oğlu told AFP he found the criticism useful but said he was not opposed to either of the opposition parties.

�We are Socialists. We want to explain to the public that there are better programs. We are not against any party.�

## �We will win�

Some commentators say Ma�oğlu could draw votes from people disappointed with the CHP, which took control of İstanbul in 2019 from Erdoğan�s Islamic conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP).

�You can be assured that we will win,� he said confidently.

Ma�oğlu has promised transparency, freedoms and accountability, including opening the council�s resources to the general public, rather than reserving the funds for individuals or monopolies.

He said he would be inclusive towards all groups � including the LGBTQ community, which freely expresses itself in Kadık�y and is frequently attacked by Erdoğan�s right-wing alliance.

Erdoğan has consistently railed against LGBTQ people in Turkey.

They were a particular target of his on the campaign trail for last year�s presidential election, when he accused them of threatening traditional family values and called them �perverse.�

�We defend everyone�s right to life, including LGBTQ people,� Ma�oğlu said.

�We say this especially because the current political climate marginalizes these issues.�

Asked if the �Communist mayor� nickname bothered him, Ma�oğlu said: �Not at all. It makes me happy.�

�Communism is a way of life. The capitalist, imperialist system has given Communists a very bad image that they don�t deserve,� he said.

�Wherever I go in the country, there are millions of people who say, �If this is Communism, it�s very good.'�

# ? Mar 25, 2024 19:44

Zodium: Jun 19, 2004

mawarannahr posted:

this is the guy in my avatar
Turkey's 'Communist mayor' embarks on conquest of İstanbul district

drat. that guy rocks.

# ? Mar 25, 2024 21:32

dead gay comedy forums: Oct 21, 2011

mawarannahr posted:

this is the guy in my avatar

hell yea

# ? Mar 25, 2024 21:33

HallelujahLee: May 3, 2009

Turkish communist mayor ftw

# ? Mar 25, 2024 22:13

genericnick: Dec 26, 2012

HallelujahLee posted:

Turkish communist mayor ftw

# ? Mar 25, 2024 22:15

Brandon Proust: Jun 22, 2006; "Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of scoring a simple goal in a simple way"

HallelujahLee posted:

Turkish communist mayor ftw

# ? Mar 25, 2024 22:19

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Is he a big gun guy?

# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:58

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

mawarannahr posted:

this is the guy in my avatar
Turkey's 'Communist mayor' embarks on conquest of İstanbul district

this is you

# ? Mar 26, 2024 02:21

Spergin Morlock: Aug 8, 2009; Fun Shoe

mawarannahr posted:

this is the guy in my avatar
Turkey's 'Communist mayor' embarks on conquest of İstanbul district

I can't believe they called him mustached instead of mustachioed

# ? Mar 26, 2024 02:24

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

mustachioterrorism

# ? Mar 26, 2024 02:28

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

Strong correlation between powerful communism and powerful facial hair, seems like the Chinese commies are the outliers

# ? Mar 26, 2024 03:49

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Another domino looks like it's falling in west Africa. ECO WAS, as in past tense?

Senegal looks to have elected an anti colonial president.

Another nail in the coffin of the fifth republic? Here's hoping

quote:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/25/senegal-election-results-who-is-diomaye-faye-tipped-to-be-next-president

Senegal�s main opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye�appears to have won�Sunday�s presidential election
...
Faye, a former tax inspector, has pledged to weed out corruption, restore stability and prioritise economic sovereignty, appealing to the urban youth frustrated by unemployment in the West African country where 60 percent of the population is aged under 25.

He wants to rid Senegal of the CFA franc inherited from the colonial era, which is pegged to the euro. He proposes introducing a new currency instead. The CFA franc, backed by the French treasury, is accepted in 14 member countries.

Additionally, he wishes to renegotiate mining and hydrocarbon contracts. The country is expected to start hydrocarbon production this year.

# ? Mar 27, 2024 07:18

Zodium: Jun 19, 2004

crepeface posted:

mustachioterrorism

i'm mustachiofascist

# ? Mar 27, 2024 09:51

Bro Dad: Mar 26, 2010

Slavvy posted:

Strong correlation between powerful communism and powerful facial hair

know the facts

# ? Mar 27, 2024 14:22

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Bro Dad posted:

know the facts

yup. the 3 kinds of political Turk mustache

~~https://i.postimg.cc/Bvk1FKnj/IMG-2981.jpg~~

1. turanist
2. communist
3. forget it; hide your children

# ? Mar 27, 2024 15:43

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

man this is so loving cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvBoEJmzakE

lagos state is funding the whole project, not nigeria proper. it's being done piecemeal; this is the first phase

when finished it's expected to be used by 500,000 people a day

# ? Mar 29, 2024 17:25

PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/sajid_nadeem78/status/1773895007688376487

# ? Apr 1, 2024 05:27

guidoanselmi: Feb 6, 2008; I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

https://twitter.com/ElectsWorld/status/1774584333447188739

# ? Apr 1, 2024 05:57

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

guidoanselmi posted:

https://twitter.com/ElectsWorld/status/1774584333447188739

idk what to expect but maybe marginally better. while they are not truly comparable, it would be about as exciting as the democrats winning after decades out of power.

I hear imamoglu's İstanbul hasn't been much better and he's a corrupt pos who owns real estate and construction companies while he is mayor.

# ? Apr 1, 2024 17:29

Pomeroy: Apr 20, 2020

Weka posted:

Another domino looks like it's falling in west Africa. ECO WAS, as in past tense?

Senegal looks to have elected an anti colonial president.

Another nail in the coffin of the fifth republic? Here's hoping

More coverage: https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1774890863413326226

# ? Apr 1, 2024 23:50