[Africa] Yahya Jammeh trying everything to stay as President

[Colbert Super PAC]

This coup is funded by Big Pharma, who are afraid of Jammeh's AIDS cure becoming common knowledge! The Gambian people must rise up to reinstall their President!

[Herskerstad]

This coup is funded by Big Pharma, who are afraid of Jammeh's AIDS cure becoming common knowledge! The Gambian people must rise up to reinstall their President!

That odd moment when you're going to miss Africa producing batshit insane dictators. They were sorta funny from a distance.

[Novus America]

This coup is funded by Big Pharma, who are afraid of Jammeh's AIDS cure becoming common knowledge! The Gambian people must rise up to reinstall their President!

That odd moment when you're going to miss Africa producing batshit insane dictators. They were sorta funny from a distance.

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

[The One True Benxboro Empire]

That odd moment when you're going to miss Africa producing batshit insane dictators. They were sorta funny from a distance.

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

Besides, I'm pretty sure Zuma and Mugabe can corner the market on loony between them, or was that Mbeki and Mugabe?

[Kohr]

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

Besides, I'm pretty sure Zuma and Mugabe can corner the market on loony between them, or was that Mbeki and Mugabe?

Mugabe's not going to be around much longer.

[The One True Benxboro Empire]

Besides, I'm pretty sure Zuma and Mugabe can corner the market on loony between them, or was that Mbeki and Mugabe?

Mugabe's not going to be around much longer.

Well, that's good. I guess.

[Novus America]

Mugabe's not going to be around much longer.

Well, that's good. I guess.

Eh, his wife very well might be. And she is just as bad if not worse than he is.

[The One True Benxboro Empire]

Well, that's good. I guess.

Eh, his wife very well might be. And she is just as bad if not worse than he is.

Oh fuck. And I just looked her up- she's 3 years younger than my sister.
Zim is in for some hard times under the Mugabe dynasty...

[Dooom35796821595]

Eh, his wife very well might be. And she is just as bad if not worse than he is.

Oh fuck. And I just looked her up- she's 3 years younger than my sister.
Zim is in for some hard times under the Mugabe dynasty...

Unless the AU decides to remove her.

[The One True Benxboro Empire]

Oh fuck. And I just looked her up- she's 3 years younger than my sister.
Zim is in for some hard times under the Mugabe dynasty...

Unless the AU decides to remove her.

Hopefully they do decide that, but I'm not counting on it.

[Geilinor]

Oh fuck. And I just looked her up- she's 3 years younger than my sister.
Zim is in for some hard times under the Mugabe dynasty...

Unless the AU decides to remove her.

It looks like the AU will only act if there is an alternative waiting to take office. They can't get rid of all the despots, unfortunately.

[Ancient Pluto]

Actually there is something hilarious about this. The dictator is claiming the election was rigged against him.

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[Zakuvia]

Unless the AU decides to remove her.

It looks like the AU will only act if there is an alternative waiting to take office. They can't get rid of all the despots, unfortunately.

And when you consider its membership, that would in some cases be self-defeating.

[Greater Orensta]

Well maybe he would if his country wasn't just a river

[Herskerstad]

That odd moment when you're going to miss Africa producing batshit insane dictators. They were sorta funny from a distance.

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

The king of insane will always be Idi Amin. Though herbal cure for aids is certainly trying.

[Novus America]

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

The king of insane will always be Idi Amin. Though herbal cure for aids is certainly trying.

True, but you did have Qaddafi and Bokassa. Not quite his level sure, but still over the top absurd. Idi Amin was so insane if you made him a fictional character. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, reality is not limited by your suspension of disbelief.

[Itoshiki]

It still has a few, just not as many and not quite as absurdly loony as it used to.

The king of insane will always be Idi Amin. Though herbal cure for aids is certainly trying.

In 1978, Equatorial Guinea changed its motto to "There is no God but Macias Nguema."
Before in Christmas 1975, the same leader of the "Dachau of Africa" also ordered 150 coup plotters to be shot by soldiers dressed as Santa Claus in a football stadium, while amplifiers there were playing Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days".

[San Marlindo]

The king of insane will always be Idi Amin. Though herbal cure for aids is certainly trying.

In 1978, Equatorial Guinea changed its motto to "There is no God but Macias Nguema."
Before in Christmas 1975, the same leader of the "Dachau of Africa" also ordered 150 coup plotters to be shot by soldiers dressed as Santa Claus in a football stadium, while amplifiers there were playing Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days".

Didn't Nguema literally kill or expel a third of his country's population?

[Frank Zipper]

Get your Yahyas out.

[Arumdaum]

Just another day in Africa.

Excellent, breathtaking analysis.

[Masylvana]

Seems to me that some form of civil war may arise. Hopefully this leads to Jammeh seeing the cards on the table and folding, but if not?

I hear African wars can be pretty interesting from a military perspective, especially their use of paratroopers in the past few decades.

[San Marlindo]

Seems to me that some form of civil war may arise. Hopefully this leads to Jammeh seeing the cards on the table and folding, but if not?

I hear African wars can be pretty interesting from a military perspective, especially their use of paratroopers in the past few decades.

Interesting you should say that, because most of the conventional parachute ops on that continent in the past few decades were done by non-African armies, i.e. the Suez Crisis (British and French), the Ogaden (Cubans), Stanleyville (Belgians), Kolwezi (French), Bangui in 1979 (French), etc.

African armies don't really have a lot of airborne experience, unless you count using paratroopers for a) coups, or b) against lightly armed and often poorly trained insurgents.

[Salandriagado]

That does make it hard to maintain control. Now what? What do they do with him?

Uh, the article at the link says he's going into voluntary exile in Mauritania...

"Voluntary".

*shrug*

In fact, Jammeh's situation isn't exactly unique, which makes me wonder why the strong response to this and no others?

Jammeh doesn't have a strong military behind him. A question of picking fights that you can win, perhaps?

Seems to me that some form of civil war may arise. Hopefully this leads to Jammeh seeing the cards on the table and folding, but if not?

I hear African wars can be pretty interesting from a military perspective, especially their use of paratroopers in the past few decades.

Nah. The Gambian, Senegalese and Nigerian armies all agree, and nobody else is in much of a position to object.

[Novus America]

The king of insane will always be Idi Amin. Though herbal cure for aids is certainly trying.

In 1978, Equatorial Guinea changed its motto to "There is no God but Macias Nguema."
Before in Christmas 1975, the same leader of the "Dachau of Africa" also ordered 150 coup plotters to be shot by soldiers dressed as Santa Claus in a football stadium, while amplifiers there were playing Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days".

Forgot about him. Now that was a lunatic. Not sure is quite Idi Amin in terms of sheer absurdity and weirdness but he did try.

We are not simply talking sheer Stalin style evil. But over the top unrealistic (but real) weirdness combined with it.

[Masylvana]

Seems to me that some form of civil war may arise. Hopefully this leads to Jammeh seeing the cards on the table and folding, but if not?

I hear African wars can be pretty interesting from a military perspective, especially their use of paratroopers in the past few decades.

Interesting you should say that, because most of the conventional parachute ops on that continent in the past few decades were done by non-African armies, i.e. the Suez Crisis (British and French), the Ogaden (Cubans), Stanleyville (Belgians), Kolwezi (French), Bangui in 1979 (French), etc.

African armies don't really have a lot of airborne experience, unless you count using paratroopers for a) coups, or b) against lightly armed and often poorly trained insurgents.

I was thinking more along the lines of what happened with Rwandan troops during either the First Congo War. Essentially, something like 500 paratroopers in hijacked planes managed to shut down something like 50% of the government of Zaire in less than 24 hours.

Hardly conventional, sure, but interesting nonetheless.