Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was elected two years in the past within the first peaceable, democratic switch of energy since independence in 1960.
However on Wednesday members of his personal presidential guard eliminated him from workplace.
The coup leaders say they need to stop additional financial and safety issues.
Niger’s neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso, have seen 4 navy takeovers since 2020.
So what does this coup imply for Western international locations, who’ve more and more relied on Niger as a base for operations towards armed teams within the Sahel?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman.
Visitors:
Kabir Adamu — Managing Director of Beacon Consulting, a safety threat administration and intelligence agency that operates within the Sahel.
Nicholas Norbrook — Managing Editor of The Africa Report journal, which covers pan-African politics and enterprise.
Alex Vines, Director of the Africa Programme at Chatham Home.
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