The Briefing Room - Nigeria's Maybe Coup
Simon Whistler · October 24, 2025 · 21 min video · Africa
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The Briefing Room - Nigeria's Maybe Coup — a Fronts video briefing on Africa.
Chapters
- Briefing Room Introduction and RundownIn the free preview
- Nigeria's Alleged Baby Coup ExaminedIn the free preview
- Madagascar Military Takeover After ProtestsInsiders
- Nord Stream Case Splits European AlliesInsiders
From the transcript
Welcome back to The Briefing Room, the weekly show that looks at what other news roundup shows are covering, and then sneers at it as it adjusts its hips to glasses and sips some overpriced coffee before smugly thinking to herself. Amateurs.
I'm Simon, and this week we're covering Madagascar's unexpected and unwanted new military regime following a Gen Z revolution that definitely was not aimed at installing a hunter.
After that, we check in on the recent controversy surrounding Poland and the suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline bombings. Thus, though, we're diving into what we call Nigeria's "maybe coup" and the fallout from a dramatic few days in Africa's most populous country. As always, thank you for subscribing and supporting Front's legends.
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