The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in Niamey. The rebellion has been condemned by the African Union and the UN as well as Western nations. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect Niger’s relations with its regional and Western allies, and what it might mean for Russian influence on the African continent.
<!-- wp:html --><p>The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum inside the presidential palace in Niamey. The rebellion has been condemned by the African Union and the UN as well as Western nations. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect Niger’s relations with its regional and Western allies, and what it might mean for Russian influence on the African continent. </p><!-- /wp:html -->