Link to an article by Owen Schalk:
“Niger Coup Will Have Global Ramifications for the US, France, and Canada”
Bonus links: “What’s Happening in Niger is Far from a Typical Coup” and “Alpha Dog of Extractivism Pushes Status Quo” and “‘Obama’s Man in Africa’ Under House Arrest as Popular Coup Rocks Gabon” and “Mass Protests Against French Troops Intensify in Niger as the Deadline for Their Withdrawal Approaches” and “Why Niger Declared US Military Presence in its Territory Illegal” and “As French Embassy Closes in Niger, West Africa Charts a New Course” and “Mali Defends Sovereignty Against a Western-backed ‘Proxy War’ by Terror Groups” and “Assassination Plot Against President Ibrahim Traore Foiled in Burkina Faso”