| − | 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> | + | After the 2023 anti-imperialist coup, West African nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc threatened an invasion of Niger. [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], and Niger 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> |