US stands to lose another ‘vital African ally’ as Niger military ousts president

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We should have stood against French colonialism long ago. That is the basis of this, and we stupidly and hypocritically backed France over free African nations. Yet another conflict that has nothing to do with us.

 

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US stands to lose another ‘vital African ally’ as Niger military ousts president​

US stands to lose another 'vital African ally' as Niger military ousts president

Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, was unceremoniously removed from office by his presidential guards, soon joined by the Nigerien military.

amsterdamnews.com

4 Aug 2023 ~~ By Gin

(GIN) Located at the crossroads of North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Niger is the largest country in West Africa and the 6th largest country in Africa, yet it is hardly a familiar name like Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya.
That is about to change.
Last week, Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, was unceremoniously removed from office by his presidential guards, soon joined by the Nigerien military. Besides the fact of an attempted coup, here are some additional details about this relatively unknown country.
Niger is the least developed country in the world—10 million persons (41.8% of the population) live in extreme poverty.
A nation with frequent droughts and poverty, with several jihadist insurgencies in the region, it is said to be one of the worst places in the world to live and grow up. Niger was in 189th place out of 189 countries and territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge, and the living standards of a country, according to Volunteer Work Africa ~ Volunteer Work Opportunities Africa
Niger sits on some of the world’s largest uranium deposits but is one of the “Heavily Indebted Poor Countries” (HIPC). Its economy is based on subsistence agriculture, such as crops and livestock, and the export of raw commodities.


Commentary:
Thanks to the logic and deft foreign polices of Joe Biden and is Secretary of State appointee Antony Blinken, we have lost another ally in Africa.
The Niger nightmare of having to answer to the West is over, and they can choose OTHER friends, as in China, India, and Russia.
Time for Joe Biden to rush billions of dollars in aid and start shipping military vehicles and weapons along with American advisors. No time to lose.

This is from 2019.

Niger - United States Department of State

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