Quote (ferdia @ Aug 15 2023 05:50am)
this and the other post broadly outlining the issues - thx for that.
from what i read so far, for Niger, a military coup (they had several) is typically not to create a dictator but rather to fix a perceived or true issue. in this regard military intervention by another country would be disastrous for Niger. Standing on the fence, the interests of other countries are irrelevant (well not irrelevant) and should play second fiddle to the stabilization of the country, in my opinion.
any thoughts on this ? any guess what will happen next ? my own feeling is that no one is going to invade overtly.
Quote (Prox1m1ty @ Aug 15 2023 06:17am)
What happens next is Niger becomes more isolated, less stable and worse off in general.
More threat of insurgency from Islamic groups and increased exploitation of resources.
Nigeria has already cutoff electricity supply to certain regions. Pressure will build and people are going to suffer because a select group thought they knew better than the elected government.
Niger went from a French colony to a western proxy government and never grew beyond a total shithole being exploited for resources. Has being under the west's control done any good for them? What does the patently undemocratic government of Niger do for average Nigeriens?
The military junta are clearly nationalists and self-interested. They probably won't be any better, but its hard to denounce a country for trying to take back the self-determination that has been stolen from them