Niger

What’s Happening in Niger Is Far From a Typical Coup

August 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, coup, Democracy and Consent, France, Niger, Resistance, Resource Wars, US Foreign Policy

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Globetrotter, August 14, 2023 On July 26, 2023, Niger’s presidential guard moved against the sitting president—Mohamed Bazoum—and conducted a coup d’état. A brief contest among the various armed forces in the country ended with all the branches agreeing to the removal of Bazoum and the creation of a military junta led by Presidential Guard Commander[…]

Latin America and West Africa – Patterns of Neocolonialism

August 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Neocolonialism, Nicaragua, Niger, Venezuela

by Stephen Sefton, published on Tortilla con Sal, August 6, 2023 The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the[…]

Niger: A Coup against French Control and Dominance

August 11, 2023 UNAC Editor coup, Democracy and Consent, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Niger, Resistance, Resource Wars, US Foreign Bases

by Chandra Muzzafar, published on International Action Center, August 10, 2023 Not mentioned here is the fact that the US/AFRICOM largest drone base is located in Niger, a convenient location for managing drones over most The situation in Niger is still in flux. On 26 July 2023 a military coup took place in that West African state that led to[…]

No U.S./French-Backed Invasion of Niger!

August 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Africa, Breaking News, coup, France, Neocolonialism, Niger, Nigeria

by Editor, published on Workers World, August 6, 2023 “When Africa becomes economically free and politically united, the monopolists will come face to face with their own working class in their own countries, and a new struggle will arise within which the liquidation and collapse of imperialism will be complete.” – Kwame Nkrumah, Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism Today,[…]

Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

August 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Anti-Imperialism, coup, Financial Vultures, France, Neocolonialism, Niger, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance

by Vijay Prashad and Kambali Musavuli, produced by Globetrotter, August 1, 2023 At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African[…]

“Operation Brown Nose” U.S. Aids French Dirty Work in Africa

October 2, 2019 UNAC Editor Africa, Drones, Featured, Niger, War and Weapons

by Mark P. Fancher, Published on Black Agenda Report, September 18, 2019 The U.S. has gone extra miles to support French military efforts to protect uranium mining in Niger. “When U.S. economic or geo-political interests are in jeopardy in Africa, France is often regarded as the “go-to” country for a military solution.” Two years ago, four U.S. soldiers deployed in[…]