Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup

By Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli This article first appeared Aug. 1 on peoplesdispatch.org. The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries.…

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