Russia and the Wagner mercenary group have “tried to take advantage” of instability in Niger, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Tuesday, two weeks into a bloodless military coup that ousted Niger’s U.S.-allied president.
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International condemnation of the coup poured in. In a diplomatic blitz, France, the United States, the African Union and ECOWAS, among others, urged the junta to restore Bazoum. Washington, however, has not officially called events in Niger a coup, as the designation would trigger an immediate block on all security aid, including funds for fighting Islamist extremism.
Alongside homegrown extremism, Russia and its Wagner mercenary group have been gaining a foothold by backing military leaders and developing security and business ties in some of these countries.
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