EU suspends support and security cooperation with Niger after coup

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The European Union has suspended financial support and cooperation on security with Niger with immediate effect after the military coup there this week.

The EU announcement came as the African Union issued a 15-day ultimatum to those involved in seizing power to return to barracks and restore the democratic constitution and suspended institutions.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...nd-security-cooperation-with-niger-after-coup

 

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Coast to Coast, a Corridor of Coups Brings Turmoil in Africa

Africa’s coup belt spans the continent: a line of six countries crossing 3,500 miles, from coast to coast, that has become the longest corridor of military rule on Earth.

This past week’s military takeover in the West African nation of Niger toppled the final domino in a band across the girth of Africa, from Guinea in the west to Sudan in the east, now controlled by juntas that came to power in a coup — all but one in the past two years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/africa/africa-coups-niger.html