Understanding the challenges faced by the Sahel Confederation in Africa

Become a member on Patreon & get your name in the credits + exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/generalknowledge A special thank you to my Patrons: Richard Hartze, Yasin Chaykh, Stuart Tunstead, The Wanton Dogfish, Cesar Lopez II, Steve the Goat, Yeti , KR, Edward Pucci, Jan Krause, Jeffrey F., Juan Rodriguez, Kalvin Saccal, Kris Rizakis, Lastmatix, Robinhio84, Rogaine Ablar, Ryan Keith, Ryan McMurry, Sandro, Sebastian Karlo, Señor Valasco Timestamps: 00:00 The Old Songhay Empire 00:57 What is the Sahel Confederation? 01:48 Why does nobody like it? 02:22 How the Nigerian Crisis brought us here 03:15 The Sahel Region & The 'Coup Belt' 04:10 How regional instability led to Coups 04:42 Patreon 05:39 How the Military Juntas rose to power 06:21 Reaction from neighbouring West African Nations 07:10 The role of France in all of this 08:55 The creation of the Confederation of Sahel States 10:29 What happens next? 11:23 Summary & Patron Credits Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GKonYoutube Join the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF Business Contact: [email protected] Thanks for watching, remember to subscribe to catch future videos!