How Niger coup could unleash political & economic proxy wars in Africa’s crucial Sahel region

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After the military seized power, Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum, who is believed to be an ally of the West, called for support from the US and the international community to end the coup, putting out an article in The Washington Post Thursday. The Sahel region consists of the 10 countries of Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, as defined by the United Nations. New Delhi: The African country of Niger was late last month taken over by the military in the eighth coup in the continent’s Sahel region since August 2020. The Economic Community...