France President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the withdrawal of his country’s ambassador as well as French military forces from Niger.
As the deadline of one week set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and his return to power came to an end on Monday (August 7), there is still no sign of military action against Niger.
More than ten days have passed since a military coup against the pro-Western government of Mohamed Bazoum President of Niger, and the political pressures and negotiations by African countries to neutralize the coup and restore political stability to the country have remained ineffective. Many analysts and media outlets consider Niger as a new scene of competition between Russia and France in West Africa; so, they believe that the French, like their previous competition in Burkina Faso and Mali, will be the losers of this story.
ISWNews Analysis Group: More than 60 were killed and wounded in a terrorist attack on Niger’s military base in Inates.
