The recent coup in Niger has spurred a global crisis dragging in the combatants in the Ukraine War, NATO states and a range of surrounding African countries. And while the traditional colonial powers in the West are threatening military action to restore a NATO-friendly government in Niger, Russia and many African nations are insisting that the colonial era is over and African countries, including Niger, should be allowed to determine their own future without outside interference from France or the United States.
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