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General Tchiani, head of the presidential guard, did not share the French assessment and decided to follow the example of his neighbors. He then accused Paris of interference (4). In any case, there is no evidence that the coup in Niger was instigated from Mali or Burkina Fasso, although these two countries have already said that they will respond to a military intervention against the Nigerien junta. Nor is Moscow's hand perceived, as the US State Department admits. Some media had suggested the opposite, based on the anti-French and pro-Russian demonstrations in recent days. Other regional voices challenge the Western vision. An article in the Algerian newspaper EL WATAN says that there is “a wind of emancipation before which hypocritical friendships crash (5).
Mali negotiated the support of the Russian Wagner militias (Burkina Fasso is considering it), to combat the jihadist threat Military coups in Africa have often responded to internal or even personal issues (rivalries Phone Number Database resentments, hatred), which external agents induce, exploit or stimulate. This could be the case in Niger. The coup leader had been appointed by the previous president and Bazoum had confirmed it. Nor is it that loyalty is a solid value in countries like these, too eroded by primary corruption. The coup in Niger coincidentally coincided with the holding of a Russian-African summit in Moscow . Putin took advantage of the occasion to insist on a speech of brotherhood with the continent and slip in the occasional promise of high propaganda value, such as the free donation of grain to the most vulnerable countries affected by the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin decided a few days ago not to renew the pact that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain, negotiated last year by Turkey and the UN. In Africa, these gestures have some impact, although it is too early to measure their real effect. Ethiopia: the Yugoslavia of Africa AN INCOHERENT PATH The appearance of Russia on the African stage has favored the Western political and propaganda narrative. This had already happened with China, due to its trade initiatives and especially its infrastructure investment programs, which have generated immense public debts. Africa, a continent repository of invaluable raw materials for the new digital economy, has become a terrain of confrontation for the great powers of the planet (6).
Mali negotiated the support of the Russian Wagner militias (Burkina Fasso is considering it), to combat the jihadist threat Military coups in Africa have often responded to internal or even personal issues (rivalries Phone Number Database resentments, hatred), which external agents induce, exploit or stimulate. This could be the case in Niger. The coup leader had been appointed by the previous president and Bazoum had confirmed it. Nor is it that loyalty is a solid value in countries like these, too eroded by primary corruption. The coup in Niger coincidentally coincided with the holding of a Russian-African summit in Moscow . Putin took advantage of the occasion to insist on a speech of brotherhood with the continent and slip in the occasional promise of high propaganda value, such as the free donation of grain to the most vulnerable countries affected by the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin decided a few days ago not to renew the pact that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain, negotiated last year by Turkey and the UN. In Africa, these gestures have some impact, although it is too early to measure their real effect. Ethiopia: the Yugoslavia of Africa AN INCOHERENT PATH The appearance of Russia on the African stage has favored the Western political and propaganda narrative. This had already happened with China, due to its trade initiatives and especially its infrastructure investment programs, which have generated immense public debts. Africa, a continent repository of invaluable raw materials for the new digital economy, has become a terrain of confrontation for the great powers of the planet (6).