Burkina Faso.
Mali.
Now Niger.
Dominos falling in Africa…
Niger soldiers announce coup and president’s removal on national TV
Soldiers in Niger say they have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, after armed troops earlier blockaded the presidential palace in Niamey, the capital in one of the world’s most unstable nations.
A group of soldiers appeared on the west African country’s national television late on Wednesday, a few hours after the president had been detained.
Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers wearing fatigues, said the defence and security forces had decided to “put an end to the regime that you know due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance”.
Prigozhin in video tells Wagner troops to prepare ‘for Africa’
Niger’s pro-Western president is overthrown in military coup amid fears over Wagner Group’s growing influence in Africa
Russia-Africa summit kicks off
Leaders from across Africa attending high-level talks in St Petersburg, with food security and Ukraine war high on the agenda.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/27/putin-on-a-charm-offensive-as-africa-russia-summit-kicks-in
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