| − | After the 2023 anti-imperialist coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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> Tinubu is a darling of the [[U.S. State Department]] who has spent years cultivating the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and [[World Bank]].<ref>https://archive.is/PoLkK</ref> | + | After the 2023 anti-imperialist coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened an invasion of Niger. The states of Niger, [[Mali]], and [[Burkina Faso]] declared any NATO, Western-backed, or ECOWAS attack against Niger is an attack against all. Before leading the charge for an attack on Niger, ECOWAS chair and [[Nigerian]] president 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> Tinubu is a darling of the [[U.S. State Department]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and [[World Bank]].<ref>https://archive.is/PoLkK</ref> |