Coup in Niger Brings Imminent Threat of War and Foreign Military InterventionBy streiff
July 31, 2023
The Niger military announced Wednesday that it had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and taken power. The coup was led by the head of the Presidential Guard, General Abdourahamane Tchiani. Bazoum, popularly elected in 2021, has seen the shine wear off as drought, corruption, economic malaise, and an intractable war with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara combined into a perfect storm of disillusionment. He remains under detention in the capital Niamey.
Thursday, the removal of Bazoum and the installation of a new military government became formal as Tchiani announced he was the new president and the chief of the Niger Armed Forces, General Abdou Sidikou Issa, confirmed the military supported the coup.
The coup in Niger accentuates the political stability of the Sahel. It is the sixth military coup in that region in the last year-and-a-half. Previously, elected governments in Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Chad, and Mali had fallen.
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https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/31/coup-in-niger-brings-imminent-threat-of-war-and-foreign-military-intervention-n785128
