Our party has spoken out against supporting a war in Niger and has expressed support for whoever is in charge right now.

Unsurprisingly, the BUT PUTIN NIGER WAGNER IMPERIALISM comments quickly found their way towards the posts.

The media makes it out to be of great importance that our allies and the West intervene in Niger, when two weeks ago most people couldn’t locate Niger on a map if their life depended on it.

So, how important does your media think Niger is?

  • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
    431·
    1 year ago

    Everyday we get closer to Biden having to pronounce “Niger” correctly in-front of the entire world.

    • YaaAsantewaa [love/loves, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      If you want to be correct, since Hausa is the majority ethnic group, it’s really Jamhuriyar Nijar

      The name comes from the Niger River which flows through the west of the country. The origin of the river’s name is uncertain. Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy wrote descriptions of the wadi Gir (in neighboring modern Algeria) and the Ni-Gir (“Lower Gir”) to the south, possibly referring to the Niger River. The modern spelling Niger was first recorded by Berber scholar Leo Africanus in 1550, possibly derived from the Tuareg phrase gher-n-gheren meaning “river of rivers”

      • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
        17·
        1 year ago

        Mispronunciations are fine.

        But there is one mispronunciation for “Niger” that is fatal…. Just don’t make that mistake lol