France began to pull its citizens out of Niger, while continuing to threaten the military that had seized power. Following France, other EU states have begun pulling their citizens out.
The threat of foreign intervention is on the agenda. The removal of citizens may precede the preparation of an armed invasion of Niger by a coalition of several African states with the support of NATO countries. As of today, Niger has opened borders with Mali, Chad, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Libya. PMC "Wagner" is present in three of these countries, and Algeria is one of the main buyers of Russian weapons in the region.
However, the willingness of Algeria, Mali and Burkina Faso to stand up for Niger and fight aggressors on its territory, somewhat complicates the plans of potential interveners, as instead of the usual local aggression, a war that would cover the entire region may turn out. In addition, the above-mentioned African countries have threatened to withdraw from ECOWAS in the event of an invasion of Niger, which will lead to further fragmentation of the French-dependent bloc.
Well, while there is no intervention, the military is consolidating its power and has already frozen the export of gold and uranium to Europe.
Even now it is not difficult to predict that if the West does not start an invasion war in Niger, it will lead to a further depletion of Western influence in West Africa with an automatic increase in the influence of Russia and China.