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At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew.
With the coup in Niger, Europe and the United States are losing their last reliable partner in the Sahel as Russia's influence grows. The development could severely inhibit the West's ability to fight terrorism in the region.
The coup in Niger threatens Western governments’ interests. The ramifications are regional and international. In the short-term, military cooperation with the US, France, and Canada has been suspended. In the long-term, European energy supplies may be impacted by Nigerien efforts to reassert national control over their resources, a move that would influence Europe’s wider global policies.
Niger coup is not just another African conflict - it is a major ally of the West and it would surprise no-one to learn Putin and the Wagner Group are behind the military takeover, writes Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
A military coup in Niger has forced the shuttering of borders has ended planned exports of Nigerian petrol across the continent