Big-power manoeuvres behind Niger coup
The coup in Niger on 28 July has caused further instability across the Sahel
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The coup in Niger on 28 July has caused further instability across the Sahel
The coup in Niger on 28 July has caused further instability across the Sahel
The coup in Niger on 28 July has caused further instability across the Sahel, after coups in the last three years in neighbouring Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.
Niger has become a focus of international interest and discussion since the military elite presidential guard seized power from Mohamed Bazoum and placed him on house arrest on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Burkina Faso's trades union federation on Thursday urged the release of all those forcibly conscripted into the army as the country battles a jihadist insurgency.