Niger's regional and international partners are scrambling to respond to a military coup which political analysts say could have grave consequences for democratic progress and the fight against an insurgency by jihadist militants in West Africa.
Hundreds of supporters of the coup gather and hold a Russian flag in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Ag Anarawhich political analysts say could have grave consequences for democratic progress and the fight against an insurgency by jihadist militants in West Africa.Niger became a democratic outlier in West Africa's Sahel region following military takeovers in neighbouring Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad since 2020.
While it has managed to protect citizens better than its neighbours, Niger still suffers frequent militant attacks and rural banditry, according to ACLED. The European Union decided in December to set up a three-year military training mission in Niger, to which GermanyFor leaders of the regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States , the military uprising in Niger is a blow to its efforts to shore up democracy.
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