This is the best summary I could come up with:
The ECOWAS bloc previously announced its intention to deploy a force to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under house arrest since he was overthrown by members of the presidential guard July 26.
Musah indicated that ECOWAS is not yet giving up on engaging with Niger’s coup leaders, who already have ignored a deadline to reinstate Bazoum and have not been receptive to negotiations on restoring his rule.
In a region rife with coups, Niger was seen as one of the last democratic countries that Western nations could partner with to beat back a growing jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.
Analysts and locals say the coup was triggered by an internal struggle between Bazoum and the head of the presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, who says he’s now in charge.
The junta could face challenges with its support base across the country if it can’t financially appease local elites and if the army continues to suffer losses from growing jihadi violence, said Adam Sandor, post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bayreuth.
Not only have the severe economic and travel sanctions made it hard for people to access their money and for shop owners to import food, the crisis has also forced hundreds of foreigners to leave, which has impacted local businesses.
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It’s great that West African nations are taking care of this themselves. It is a moment of empowerment. They should take care of their own. Without interference from the outside. Neither from the West, nor Russia, nor China.
„They should take care of their own.“ This is at best a naive sentiment. They’re on planet Earth after all. Also, because they’re in Africa, doesn‘t mean other African nations will treat them favourably. Economic interests in this area are huge. That ECOWAS will act in the interest of the people of Niger is highly doubtful.
It’s nothing particularly new. ECOWAS intervened militarily in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bisseau as far back as the 1990s.
I remember when ECOMOG filled a similar role 25-30 years ago.
“Every Car Or Movable Object Gone”
African acronym shitposting is next-level.
Can anyone direct me to an article that summarizes the relevant history in West Africa (in an unbiased fashion) and how it relates to the present coup in Niger? I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge of the region to make an informed judgment about which side to support (if any) in this conflict.
You’re asking for a lot here. I promise you that anyone who answers this is going to have a bias. The obvious one is Niger is a strategic interest in the area for the US, and Russia is the reason for the coupe. The history goes back thousands of years, and you’re not going to get one little happy link to wrap it all up for you with a bow on top.
It seems to me that neither side deserves support but the west deserves less. The people of the country seem to support to coup by a wide margin.
Are they supporting the coup or are they just against the previous government? Also, how do you measure a coup’s support? Juntas tend to suppress opinions.
I think the poll question was about support of the new government’s policies. I can’t answer the second question as I have no idea how this poll was done.
This article covers a bit of the background.
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