After the 2023 anti-imperialist coup, West African nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc threatened an invasion of Niger. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years [[money laundering|laundering millions]] for [[heroin]] dealers in [[Chicago]].<ref>https://westafricaweekly.substack.com/p/bola-ahmed-tinubu-from-drug-lord</ref>
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After the 2023 anti-imperialist coup, West African nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc threatened an invasion of Niger. Niger, [[Burkina Faso]], and [[Mali]] declared any NATO, Western-backed, or ECOWAS attack against one is an attack against all. Before leading the charge for an attack on Niger, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years [[money laundering|laundering millions]] for [[heroin]] dealers in [[Chicago]].<ref>https://westafricaweekly.substack.com/p/bola-ahmed-tinubu-from-drug-lord</ref>