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Polvorera Africa: Niger’s new government makes a bold move to Gut France…

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Niger’s presidential guard military forces arrested and toppled President Mohamed Bazoum last Saturday, marking the African nation’s fifth military coup since gaining independence from France in 1960. The head of the presidential guard, General Abdourahmane, quickly declared himself the new leader of Niger’s presidential guard. government:

While these matters are of course interesting in their own right, recent developments in Niger are reverberating far beyond the shifting sands of coup-torn African politics and threaten to implicate France, Russia and even the entire United States in an increasingly volatile African gunpowder. .

Deposed President Bazoum was an important Western ally in facilitating Niger’s cooperation with the West to combat terrorist groups in Africa. Having a cooperative ally (some would say “puppet”) in Niger was especially important for Western powers after a similar military coup in neighboring Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso’s anti-French and Russian-aligned interim leader Ibrahim Traoré ousted Paul Henri Damiba to become the world’s youngest sitting president at 34.

The role of the United States in funding African rebel groups that eventually stage coups, some of which run counter to U.S. interests, is notorious. This was the very subject of a memorable and even humiliating exchange between America First Congressman Matt Gaetz and US General Langley. I will see:

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A powerful undercurrent of the military coup in Niger is anti-French sentiment arising from the feeling that Niger has been exploited by its former colonial master France. Supporters of the coup have protested at the French embassy and attacked French interests in Niger.

A particularly prominent complaint concerns France’s use of Niger’s rich resources, especially gold and uranium, while Niger remains one of the poorest nations in the world. French President Emmanuel Macron, fresh from riots and an uprising in Paris, largely perpetrated by immigrants from France’s former colonies, has warned Niger against any attack on France’s interests.

Just today there was a massive demonstration in favor of the coup d’état in Niger. Note the Russian flags:

Niger is one of the world’s leading exporters of uranium and the third-largest exporter of uranium to France, which requires the mineral for its nuclear power program that supplies more than 70 percent of the country’s energy. Given the critical importance of uranium to France and the rest of the world, it is a clear point of leverage for Niger. Reports across the internet that Niger has suspended its uranium exports to France appear to be false, although this is an ever-persistent possibility that indicates the interests of the conflict.

A Western-backed consortium of African nations known as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken the extraordinary step of imposing sanctions on Niger and threatening invasion and military force if Niger’s ruling junta does not restore deposed leader Bazoum.

The leaders of the military junta in Mali and the aforementioned Burkina Faso responded that they are ready to go to war with any power that takes military action in Niger to reinstate the deposed leader.

The African nation of Guinea recently joined Burkina Faso, Mali and other nations in pledging military support to Niger should Niger be invaded by foreign forces attempting to reverse the coup.

While Western media reports that the Niger coup was backed by Russia are unsubstantiated, there is an undercurrent of support for Russia among coup supporters, fueled by the perception that Russia is a viable alternative to Western powers. who have allegedly exploited Niger for its resources.

As for the demands of Western nations and the Western-backed ECOWAS for Niger to restore Bazoum to power, Niger’s Junta government remains defiant. Bazoum is believed to be under house arrest and many of his top political allies have already been arrested.

Given the volatile situation and the potential for major regional and even global conflict, it is perhaps not surprising that Westerners, particularly the French, are frantically evacuating Niger:

The United States must evacuate its embassy in Niger:

But of course, Biden has decided that the US military will stay, despite the protests of the new Niger government.

We’re sure this will all work out. Watch this space for further developments on this disturbing conflict.

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