There must be better articles about the coup in #Niger than this one, although it is not too bad. There is no mention of the closing down of trans-Sahara trade that has destroyed #Agadez, all part of the externalisation of the #EU's borders. Stopping people moving is driving conflict all across the region.

Maybe I am a bit too old fashioned of a western anti-imperialist, but
I get suspicious when I see the French or US governments praising an African head of state and worrying about 'anti insurgency' efforts as the French military is kicked out of a former colony. I also find the idea that the Russian state is necessarily more rapacious than western ones somewhat hard to swallow.

I also think that discussion of #Obi's success in #Nigeria needs to be tempered with acknowledgement that western powers are forces of reaction. The Guardian itself has run a number of articles praising #Tinabu's neo-liberalism, for example
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/06/nigers-coup-adds-to-chaos-in-the-sahel-but-it-may-also-offer-some-hope