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Nigeria's Senate refuses to support ECOWAS plan for West-backed military intervention (peoplesdispatch.org)

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's almost like republics/democracy doesnt work in that part of the world.

[–] Corran1138@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Nigeria, is literally right next door, gone through the same democracy-coup cycles in the past AND had had a functional democracy for the last 20+ years. What about that part of the world makes you think democracies can’t work?