Biden’s Next War: Africa

There’s another war brewing – this time on the African continent.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told Niger President Mohamed Bazum in a telephone conversation that Washington intends to seek the return of power to the legitimate government of this African country. This is stated in a written statement by the head of the press service of the State Department, Matthew Miller.

Blinken with the ousted president of Niger: We are committed to restoring the democratically elected government

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke by phone with the deposed president of Niger, Mohamed Bazuma, and said that the US remains committed to restoring the… pic.twitter.com/uRoRYdkwph

— S p r i n t e r F a c t o r y (@Sprinterfactory) August 3, 2023

BREAKING: The EU is ready support a military operation against Niger if requested by the the Western puppet governments in ECOWAS 🇳🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/UTEWlm5yJz

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 1, 2023

Members of Niger’s presidential guard announced on Wednesday night that they had overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum. The group, which is calling itself the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, named Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the country’s new leader on Friday.

While Blinken issued warnings on Saturday, France and the European Union opted to cut off financial assistance to the country, maintaining that Bazoum is “only legitimate president of Niger” and calling for his return to power, according to Al Jazeera.

The President of Côte d'Ivoire announced the readiness of the country's armed forces to take part in the invasion of Niger.

The media also reported that since yesterday, Nigeria has cut off electricity supplies to neighboring Niger, where a coup took place.

According to AFP,… pic.twitter.com/WmTnmSHD3y

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Niger plays an important role for Western countries. There are their troops, the American base of military pilots for France. For the latter, relations with Niger are strategically important .

The coup in Niger will enable Russia to unite its African allies in a single space… pic.twitter.com/SJcVTmHirc

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Italy Warns Western Intervention in Niger Would Be Seen as 'Colonization' pic.twitter.com/Y4FGBliBEv

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The people of Niger are rising up 💫 "We have uranium, we have diamonds, we have gold, we have oil and we live like slaves? We will not put up with that. The French base in Niger must go.” pic.twitter.com/wGJOAnp7SQ

— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) August 3, 2023

Authorities in Mali and #Burkina Faso issued a joint statement on the situation in Niger, where they warned #ECOWAS against an invasion and said an attack on Niger would mean an attack on #Mali and Burkina Faso. #NigerCoup pic.twitter.com/HjzevCsqhy

— Biafra First Son (@Biafra_FirstSon) August 3, 2023

Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference

By Sam Mednick, AP August 3, 2023

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger ‘s ruling junta and civil society groups called on the nation to mobilize in the capital on Thursday to fight for the country’s freedom and push back against foreign interference.

“We are talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,” Mahaman Sanoussi, interim coordinator for the M62 civil society group that’s organizing the protest, told The Associated Press. “(We’ll mobilize) against all forms of threats to continue the struggle for the sovereignty of the people. The dignity of the Nigerian people will be respected by all without exception.”

The march falls on the West African nation’s independence day from its former colonial ruler, France, and as anti-French sentiment spikes, more than one week after mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president. Protests are expected throughout the capital, Niamey, to push back against foreign meddling.

The coup has been strongly condemned by Western countries, many of which saw Niger as the last reliable partner for the West in efforts to battle jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Africa’s Sahel region. Russia and Western countries have been vying for influence in the fight against extremism.

Not everyone is hostile to last week’s coup in Niger. Neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali have taken the unusual step of declaring that foreign military intervention in Niger would be a declaration of war against them, too. Both have had coups in recent years.

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