Despite being the fourth largest producer of uranium, more than 60% of the 25 million citizens live in poverty. The coups have been backed by increasingly critical citizens with former President Mohamend Bazoum.
The damage caused by the coup affects the entire Sahel region and may lead to war within the country. External agents can also enter into war, such as the US or France. The United States has the drone base of Agadez, where France has a major mining operation, as 24% of the uranium used in Europe comes from Niger and 15% from France.
ECOWAS calls for the re-establishment of the former president and if they do not do so in a week " they will take the necessary steps to restore constitutional order " . The United States and the European Union have supported ECOWAS and the picture can become a “power game” between the US, the EU and Russia. The US and the EU are currently suspending economic aid to Niger.
The demonstrations in favour of the coup also saw Russian flags. In a context of growing opposition to France, this is the time for Russia to increase its presence in the Sahelian community, especially if they need military forces. The military junta hit denounces France for the search for “military participation”.
Mali (2020), Guinea (2021), Burkina Faso (2022) Niger (2023) and now Christmas. Each State has its own socio-political reality, and the Western view cannot make generalities. Every coup has its peculiarities and reasons, because Africa is vast and each people has its own... [+]
Akordioa gaitzetsi dute Abdalla Hamdok estatuburuaren koalizio kideek, eta herritarrek ere protestan jarraitzen dute. Orokorrean nazioarteak txalotu egin du militarren eta zibilen arteko “krisi politikoa konpontzeko” adostasuna.
Armadak atxilotu egin ditu Abdalla Hamdok estatuburua eta beste hainbat ministro. Demokraziarako trantsizioan, lider zibilak eta militarrak boterea partekatzen aritu dira, baina euren arteko tentsioa lehertu egin da orain. Larrialdi egoera honetan, Trantsizio gobernuak adierazi... [+]
Igandean Kabul hiriburua konkistatu zuten matxinoek. Datozen egunetan iragarriko dute Afganistango Emirerri Islamikoa. Ihes egin nahi duten herritarrak aireportuetan pilatu dira baina momentuz ez dute inor ebakuatu. Kabulgo aireportuan bost hildako egon dira.
Armadak larrialdi egoera ezarri du urtebeterako eta herrialdearen kontrola hartu du. Win Myin presidentea, eta Aung San Suu Kyi estatu kontseilaria eta Bakearen Nobel sariduna atxilotu dituzte.
Gobernu kolpistaren fiskaltzak 33 lider sindikalen aurka prozesu penala abiatzeko eskaerak jaso dituela jakinarazi du. Aurreko astean dinamitaz eraso zieten La Pazen bi sindikaturen egoitzei. Urriaren 18rako daude aurreikusiak hauteskundeak Bolivian.