Over the past seven days, Niger has been spiraling into political chaos after a military takeover saw the democratically elected president ousted by force.
, there are roughly 1,100 American soldiers based in the country with the goal of training Nigerien forces in their fight against Islamic extremists.
Despite Niger’s status as one of the poorest countries in the world, it is a major global supplier of natural uranium.What is going on in Niger? On Friday, coup organizers named Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the new head of state. He then made a televised announcement, which sparked international condemnation. Tchiani said Bazoum's removal was a bid toAccording to Tendi, the Oxford professor, the military forces are arguing that Bazoum failed to guarantee adequate security against extremist violence. And so the military felt it was in a better place to “resolve the terror attacks.
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