The coup in Niger
An overview of the situation in Niger.
There was “zero chance” of a military takeover.
Those were the fateful words of Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum earlier this year. Bazoum, a former school teacher, was elected president in 2021, in Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transition of power since the country gained its independence from France in 1960.
Niger is a poor nation, with…
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