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Well the west was sucking their resources with the corrupt elected puppet government. A military government isnt any better but way better than stagnation and colonial abuse. The west rudes on their moral high ground when it advantages them. Russia =west. Ukraine(change to pro west government)=Niger now
I'm amazed at the lengths tankies will go to argue for overthrowing democratically governments and supplanting one colonial power for another one that comes packaged with Wagner and Boko Haram.
Wagner maybe, but I don't think -- I haven't been closely following the situation, mind -- that Boko Haram and the military coup leaders are particularly friendly. The coup wasn't an Islamist takeover.
It's not an Islamic State takeover but it's hard to imagine they won't be taking advantage of chaos and Niger losing French & US military aid.