
US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa
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The West's Threat of Military Intervention in Niger
The leaders of the military government in Niger have warned that France is plotting a military intervention. Mali and Burkina Faso say if there's a Western military intervention in Niger, they would consider it a declaration of war. In September 2022, there was another coup inBurkina Faso which brought to power a nationalist military leader named Ibrahim Triore. He's now 35, making him one of the world's youngest leaders.
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