After Niger’s elected government was overthrown in a coup d’état, a bloc of West African nations gave the coup plotters an ultimatum: restore the government of President Mohamed Bazoum or face invasion. Summary After Niger’s elected government was overthrown in a coup d’état, a bloc of West African nations gave the coup plotters an ultimatum: restore the government of President Mohamed Bazoum or face invasion. The deadline passed this morning, and it’s unclear what comes next. Bazoum was betrayed by …
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What happened to Philippe Nathan Walton? Summary U.S. Special Forces rescued an American citizen who was kidnapped on Monday from his farm in southern Niger. Philippe Nathan Walton was kidnapped late on Monday night by armed …