| − | A [[Gallup Poll]] conducted shortly before the July 26, 2023 coup, which was carried out in response to the prior regime’s failure to ensure its citizens’ security in the face of rising terrorist threats,<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/west-africa-is-gearing-up-for-a-regional</ref> a [[Gallup Poll]] showed more people (84%) had confidence in the [[military]] than the [[corrupt]] pro-Western national government (71%).<ref>https://archive.is/lUSoz</ref> After the 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. Leading the charge for an attack on Niger was [[Nigerian]] president and ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu, a darling of the [[U.S. State Department]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and [[World Bank]] who,<ref>https://archive.is/PoLkK</ref> as a student in [[Chicago]] in the 1970s, spent many years [[money laundering]] for [[heroin]] dealers.<ref>https://westafricaweekly.substack.com/p/bola-ahmed-tinubu-from-drug-lord</ref> [[Victoria Nuland]], the [[Biden regime]] [[fascist]] [[neocon]] deputy secretary of State, travelled to Niger in early August 2023 to threaten the interim government with destabilization and [[color revolution]].<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/victoria-nuland-revealed-some-interesting </ref> | + | A [[Gallup Poll]] conducted shortly before the July 26, 2023 coup, which was carried out in response to the prior regime’s failure to ensure its citizens’ security in the face of rising terrorist threats,<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/west-africa-is-gearing-up-for-a-regional</ref> showed more people (84%) had confidence in the [[military]] than the [[corrupt]] pro-Western national government (71%).<ref>https://archive.is/lUSoz</ref> After the 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. Leading the charge for an attack on Niger was [[Nigerian]] president and ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu, a darling of the [[U.S. State Department]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and [[World Bank]] who,<ref>https://archive.is/PoLkK</ref> as a student in [[Chicago]] in the 1970s, spent many years [[money laundering]] for [[heroin]] dealers.<ref>https://westafricaweekly.substack.com/p/bola-ahmed-tinubu-from-drug-lord</ref> [[Victoria Nuland]], the [[Biden regime]] [[fascist]] [[neocon]] deputy secretary of State, travelled to Niger in early August 2023 to threaten the interim government with destabilization and [[color revolution]].<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/victoria-nuland-revealed-some-interesting </ref> |
| | The deposed president Bazoum was an ethnic [[Arab]], representing .4% of the population; General Tchiani of the Ausa tribe, which makes up 55% of population, was named the head of the transitional government. The second in command of the military junta is from the Zarma tribe which represents roughly 21% of the population. Together they form a bloc of 75% of the people. | | The deposed president Bazoum was an ethnic [[Arab]], representing .4% of the population; General Tchiani of the Ausa tribe, which makes up 55% of population, was named the head of the transitional government. The second in command of the military junta is from the Zarma tribe which represents roughly 21% of the population. Together they form a bloc of 75% of the people. |