What is the impact of the military coup in Niger? | Inside Story
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2023
- Niger's new military rulers are in a standoff with the West and some of their neighbours - refusing to hand back power to the man they ousted.
The country's borders are closed, but President Mohamed Bazoum has been in contact with the outside world, speaking to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, among others.
So what is the future for the vast country and key Western ally?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Idayat Hassan -- Director, Centre for Democracy and Development based in Abuja
Alexis Akwagyram -- Managing Editor, Semafor Africa
Cameron Hudson -- Senior Associate, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
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It is time for Africa to support Africa 🌍
No. It's like saying "Asia should support Asia". It means nothing.
@@tjohannemost of asia are still under colonial control
@@mohamedhussein4124 yes, Russian control. Russian state media recently said central Asian countries are illegitimate and actually belong to Russia 😅
@@mohamedhussein4124 Why would you object to the Niger people choosing "democracy" and therefore electing their own Government themselves... the Niger and African people choosing their 'own' future?
Your comments makes no sense whatsoever!
And if you think a 'military junta' coming in at the end of a gun and taking the people of Niger's democracies has their best interests at heart... then you are a 'fool?'
And it seems to me, much of Africa is under Putin's & Wagner's control... brainwashed by their propaganda?@@mohamedhussein4124
POWER to the people of NIGER 💪🏿
The western world steals wherever it goes. 🇧🇩
Wagner group take 25-30% of your profit from oil and gold.
Vladolf Putler need more mibey fir his war or invasion in Ukraine!
Niger have our support in the diaspora across Africa and the Caribbean, the media isn't talking about the international support for the African continent liberation. It's time Africans stand for Africa, and control all of its own resources to benefit from their own resources. ❤❤❤
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You have some strong black genes. Look like you might be from Niger. You should be proud of that
It's crazy how no one cares about the citizens and what they want as much as they care about France and the United States military bases and what it means for them.
As long as the US and france military bases get out of Africa. The people could get rich off thier own land
😅 its a military takeover, the ppl actually voted for the guy that was ousted. Hi Russian bots
When the US leaves there will be less money. The US pays Niger for the base and gives military and humanitarian aid. Maybe the US should leave but that will not help the economy of Niger.
@@mshepard2264 Can't be any worse. The US can bounce
@@mshepard2264USA no tiene bases militares en Africa por caridad. USA mantiene el conflicto manteniendo terroristas y armándolos porque igual que Francia EEUU expolia los recursos de esos países.
Miéntras mantengan las bases militares como presión dentro de un país extranjero se aprovechan de sus riquezas.
Países ricos con población hambrienta. ¿Quiénes se benefician?
May the interest of Niger's people win.I pray and have high hopes for the future of Niger.
France is finished, the next step is to be ranked among the third world countries lol . Love from Rwanda 🇷🇼 🇳🇪
Wishing the beautiful people of West Africa. Do not kill your fellow citizens. The enemy is not your brothers but your colonisers. NIGER we love you. Love from South Africa
Islamic & Arab-ized Africans have been the largest curse on Africa for centuries... but let's listen to someone who claims they are from South Africa, a country that has devolved into near collapse.
France wants to invade Niger but they are concerned it will justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
France is hiding behind puppet ECOWAS leaders and pressuring them to send African soldiers to Niger!
Interesting days ahead
What you are witnessing is Russian imperialism. Open a book instead.
Don't worry we wont' see a new major war in Niger. The Niger army is very, very small. If there is a war in Africa again its probably going to be in Rwanda.
@@mandarinandthetenrings2201yeah Africans youth are educated unlike 🏳️🌈 west
I think it was a brilliant move for Niger. Hopefully they are receiving support from a broad base of nations whom also seek to establish better equitability in the world
Are you actually so naive or brainwashed?
Yeh am sure investors all over the world are looking on at the situation and saying, YEH BABY NIGER THATS THE PLACE TO INVEST MY MONEY INN. HAHAHA
@@bck481 people care less and less about greedy pigs and more and more about human potential. Thankfully
Yeah, I can think of North Korea, Venezuela, Russia and other countries with sanctions.
@@Shakedown24Seven 35 years working all over the world tells me your very nieve
We will stand together as Africans in Africa. Injury to one injury to all.
Make junta from Niger owners of all African countries and you solved the problem😃
😂 Russia created a military takeover. And you are out here with this bs. Open a book and read about Russian imperialism
@@ronnie5329It's better than the thieves and murders we are dealing with Russia never colonized any African country.
@@gordenmg4966No, they just colonized the Caucasus, Siberia all the way to East Asia. All the power is in Moscow. Why? For natural resources. Life means nothing for Russia.
@@gordenmg4966 entire Siberia is colonized by Russia , UK -France are small children in comparison with what did Russia with Siberian tribes and their resources , Russia is not able to trade his own raw materials , they go in Africa to sold to you their weapons or to take your resources for free not to buy from you raw materials, Sahel region is dangerous that's why western countries pay small money for your resources, make your countries safe ,don't fight all time 😐
whats the point of this news company talking about all this when not one person is interviewing someone from niger ?
Only a fool would think ALL NIGER supports the coup.
Funny how all these reporters and commentators ignore the root causes of the coups
They all serve the same thief😂
they are doing the exact thing they instruct them to do, they are there against Africa interests , don't depend on them for real news or informations.
They are stooges
The lady wants to nip it in the bot… 😂 instead of asking what is the root cause? Africa is awakening.
😂 the leeches
Mineral thieves are in crisis, not the people in NIGER
😂we are not in crisis , Niger pay ❤
And you bow down to Russia and Wagner stealing minerals. LOL!
France wants to invade Niger but they are concerned it will justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
France is hiding behind puppet ECOWAS leaders and pressuring them to send African soldiers to Niger!
Interesting days ahead
@@remogatron1010 wrong
@@remogatron1010 you are either deluded or paid by the Western Corporations.
It doesn't take much research to find out who has really been stealing other peoples assets for centuries and then pointing the finger at China and Russia to fool the gullible. Follow the money! Read up on colonialism in Africa and South America. How many Russian or Chinese colonies do you see from the nineteenth century? NONE
Then look at the history of Francophone Africa, Spanish speaking South America or the UK empire on which "the sun never set".
Bottom line - Australia, Canada, and the USA are still occupied by European Colonists who exploit them for Corporate greed at the expense of the inhabitants.
Good fight for Africans all the world long live alkebulan (Africa)
This is an internal matter. America, Ecowas and France should keep off.
All my life I never knew Niger as a country was so important, yet her people are poor and suffering.
63 years of independence, a small population, a rich source of minerals, and the second poorest country in the world that is highly dependent on aid ... something doesn't add up. Why isn't anyone asking the Nigeriens what they want to free themselves from the shackles of pseudo-independence? There is a slim possibility that anyone going in with force may find themselves fighting a population instead of a military junta.
Their natural resources are just not that great. People always play this up in African countries. It’s no DRC or KSA.
To my knowledge, Niger had a free and fair election 2 years ago. This coup has undone democracy in Niger and I suspect this "Junta" or whatever they're called are only interested in corruption and criminal activity. They're only interested in power and greed, not freedom or democracy. The people will suffer if the sanctions aren't lifted.
they have inadequate natural resources to be an economic foundation for 26 million people. If uranium prices creep up in coming decades their earnings could go up though. I also hope they can negotiate the best terms with Orano corporation or replace them with some company offering them more.
@@SeeLasSee stop lying
To negociate ? Who negociate with junta ? 😂
I smile when i hear the word democracy. What is democracy? It is not the reality.
No truer word said than this... I do still wonder about this so called deMocRacy
ECOWAS need to need to lift that sanctions.
We, as Africans, MUST STAND for JUSTICE!!! NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!!!
I’m haitians 🇭🇹 I’m with niger 🇳🇪 stay strong 💪🏾 kick the behind out of the country
All coups begin to lose citizen support when citizens begin to feel the bite of hardship. I hope the coup generals really have the answer..they sometimes become worse than the removed govts
Yes, it does say a lot of French colonial rule in these countries.
So the effects of the border closure is only felt in Niger, not in Nigeria and Benin? Tell me about partial and biased reporting!
it part of the journey to freedom
An African Panel discussing Niger. Aljazeera doing good👍
Aid? they make it seem like they are building skyscrapers, airports, libraries hospitals and the whole nine. What good is aid that doesn't aid in building anything?
Exactly
That’s the real question
Right. The "aid" is crumbs to keep them poor and begging. Ridiculous. This era will go down in the history books as when the West KEPT stepping on Africa time and time again for their own greed.
Also factors like price inflation may have put general stress on the society. Arab spring happened when wheat prices were very high.
Arab😂 so called Arab spring was just a manipulation and Arabs is ksa, Koweït, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen and never seen a revolution there😂
Are you serious, Yemen? Oman had protesters, I believe rubber bullets were used. Bahrain had protests and clashes as well, I believe the GCC had to get involved.
@@trevornewton2646 😂yes i'am serious 🤣Yemen and Bahrain had nothing to do with the so called fake Arab spring but from their own particularism and still now there is conflict in Yemen nothing to do with Arab spring and I never heard about spring in oman😂
Your comment is disrespectful to the people, this was an uprising of millions of people!
And these were against "dictatorships..." not about overthrowing democracies as they have in Niger!
The last comment by Cameroun do not really matter, you could have all these development assistance from the West for years and years and still be one of the poorest countries in the world, we have seen it all before. A good leader is the one who sees 50 or more years ahead, not the current food, education, etc.. benefits or the so called "Development assistance" , it is better to struggle 5 years, then get up and be self-sufficient for the rest of years to come. Most of African countries remain poor because of the so called "Development assistance"
Exactly!
on point !!!
You will think this was the first and only coup in the world or even in Africa the way this has been on topic for soo long
It's a COUP PANDEMIC..
The USA State Department ghoul, Victoria Nuland, is very happy with Coups that insert her puppet quisling into power, as in Ukraine.
And look how that ended up!
If Nuland is unhappy then Niger is on the right track.
The difference is Uranium .
Where was ECOWAS in the build-up of the events that led to this point? While military coups are outdated for this day and age, I still believe there are exceptions to the rules.
Rise up for the Niger Armed Forces. Represent for the people of Niger 🇳🇪
Sorry, but Niger army is very small. If you looking for another major African war its going to be in Rwanda again.
I hate when you guys saying it's a poor place but they export uranium to France 🇫🇷 and get nothing now they want to move out its a problem
I'm highly disappointed in other African states not supporting their brothers in Niger against the Neo Colonialists France. They should express their support publicly and stand in solidarity. Africa is the richest continent in the world and that is a fact!
All non colonized Africans should stand and chase the West out of Africa
that's because they're under France and US influence themselves.
Because a democratic elected president just got ousted, by a Russian backed military junta. Open a book and read about Russian imperialism
If afrikans dont want investments, they are welcome to not take our money. But being used by Russia and military leaders cant get any worse.
@@ronnie5329You can take your money elsewhere why are you forcing to remain in those countries?
Curious, why the French and USA are so “involved” in this country???
Resource theft. Money.
Gold and Uranium.
Gold, uranium, and the USA has a major drone base there .
This is the time for the united state of Africa to be alive
Much love to the military leaders
No more ECOWAS
The only reason Niger is in crisis is because the West is present there. Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso are not in crisis after their coups so why should Burkina Faso?
Have you read about the living standards there, really? Civilian casualties against religious rebels there have gone up after Russian "support".
All of that to please france and the western countries. Wow !bravo Nigerian.
No one on the panel is from that part of the world, that is part of the problem. France forced these countries to sign independence documents that let France dictate how and where in France these countries invest their countries wealth. They were not allowed to invest outside of France.
How is it that nigeria has daily electricity blackouts yet they are able to supply electricity to niger? Should the government not be serving its people first? That tells you all you need to know about the current crop of Nigerian polititians leading the country.
Most people in Niger do not have electricity.
Only, it seems, the important people, the rich stooges of France and Western Corporations.
Niger could cheaply be self sufficient with solar power which would then be free for 25+ years.
The French spend a little of what they steal to send back as "aid" with strings attached.
If Niger sells its materials for itself and receives proper currency for it (not French Colonial "monopoly money") they can afford to buy all the food they need.
We in Africa want neither The west nor Russia. We want our leaders to think for themselves
Military take overs have often not fared well.But if this coup is to end France’s exploitation then it must be given some space to exist.
Cameroon speaks with wisdom he should be a US envoy - should represent America’s interests in Africa.
Yes, I've noticed that he is very sensible.
Niger is rich why can the people of that country benefit
27:07 ...sovereignty without accountable governance 😢
Why au is not leading in the negotiation
Can this please happen to Congo DRC, a bloodless coup. just to get our mines back
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They seem to want to self destruct. Let em.
Who is this mysterious international community.
The only people who decide what happens in Niger is the people of that nation. The Western counties should have not say what happen in any country but there own. I pray for the protection of Niger and the motherland Africa may she rise again!!
How do you restore him now amongst his own people and military??? They would be eager to off the restored gov, by any means
The country is błoming. Removing the agents of exploiters is not an easy thing for Africa. We all are at their side. No more - from Ethiopia.
I believe that woman decided not to answer the French. Not surprising.
What I understood from this Video is that the Coupe has presented America with an opportunity to push France out of Niger without lifting a finger and now they are waiting for the perfect moment to come in and continue the neo-colonial resource extraction. However the competition from Russia is going to be difficult and they are using the thread of ECOWAS to create a degree of separation and keep the French and other powers from military action.
The usa are also being driven out and Niger has appointed the Russian wagner group for security. So the usa can have idea but niger has choosen which countries it want to align itself with. Africa is fedup with these puppet government appointed by either france or the usa to steal resources.
All your videos the sound is only on the left side headphones all the time
Literally Mr Putin will mentor the young leader and help him build a better life for the people. The United States and Europe would take the pie and give Niger a piece of it back. Putin will give Niger the pie and take a piece for Russia. It’s not a hard decision to make. Also Russia may not send troops but they will send weapons and food
Great discussion from the insightful discussants
Lol the London and US dude are talking about improved health care blah blah blah 🙄 it shows their ignorance 🙄 and lack of basic knowledge.
Electricity is not a military asset,it is a econimc and social asset,cutting electricty and talking about human rights and democracy is a strong example of hypocracy
These coups in West Africa would have been meaningful if it would push the French who have been getting paid by these nations for nothing.
Yes, but your not really going see them fighting the French. If you want see another Africa conflict then it going to probably be in Rwanda. The Niger army so small, Rwandans and Nigerian armies are at lease 5 times a big maybe more then the Niger army. So we will not see much fighting in Niger.
Why is Niger amongst the poorest country in the world when it is rich in resources? Clearly something wrong. Where has their wealth gone? Oh yeah, France.
American state department will not have it in both. A coup is a coup, the state department should not sugarcoat the actions of military takeover of a democratic government
The American State Department finances and organises coups!
Victoria Nuland was handing out cookies (biscuits) in Ukraine as the CIA threatened to kill the elected president with a sniper.
my left ear enjoyed this report
Audio is too low
Poles are in favor of the Junta, so it is nobody business than Niger. Blocking medicine and food it's disgusting.
Amry good 👍 job
Shame to our leaders, we nigerian people support niger people
Power to Niger ✊
This Black dude must be living in Europe 🇪🇺 just listening to his utterances !
Illogical!
Ok let me summarize this …
Niger produced nuff raw energy inputs of uranium that goes to Europe, yet they depend on Nigeria for power??????
Can someone explain this nonsense!?????
they don’t have the infrastructure to refine the uranium. The price of un refined uranium ore is not very high and many of other countries have ore. So even if the new government takes 100% of the profits and distributes it perfectly fairly there isn’t going to be enough money.
Solar panels would sort their energy needs and then be free for 25+ years, no dependence on oil countries (like Nigeria)
@@mshepard2264
a) whatever the market price of Uranium Niger should get it not France;
b) Niger also sells other minerals like gold which they should benefit from, not some foreign Corporation.
They have plenty of wealth. They just need a fair price in a proper currency, not discount prices in French Colonial "monopoly money".
The military leader is huge. Looks like a statue . Huge jaw. Real African face 💪🏿
Sir, that's a lie. Basin or whatever you call him has no support . The only support that Basin has are his family members and Tinubu. The Juntas have overwhelming support both at home and across west Africa, and indeed the whole of the continent.
They all did not talk about the root cause of the problem even when the anchor gave a hint. They decided not talk about the real problem in those countries which is France
And u can hear crickets in the Arab world
Kick every western power out of Africa now!!! Tinibu days are numbered Nigeria will not be used as a puppet against her brothers and sisters. NO
Digging in for a long TIME??? Dude you better know this FOREVER
Before we condemn Coup plotters why can't we give them a chance to sprout their grounds?
And investage about their claims? The west is not talking in account the needs of the populations. They want to "help" so start by listening to the people and stop dismissing Nigeriens' point of views
Africa the time is now we're educated we have the resources we have the power too work and forget about the west let's concentrate on our respective countries and develop but it has too start with believing in our self that we don't need the west too develop our countries they'll always come and still from us so let them go and leave us alone
This Bazoom must be deleted as soon as possible.
...by an opposition coup?
These junta looks like the most humanly ever,they still allow him to contact the outside world. They should confiscate his means of communication asap
Lies lies, lies , what democracy? while you're colonized by france. Let those french people depend on themselves
What happened to Al Jazeera?
Exactly
@@Ondablackhandside I felt like I was watching CNN... "SANCTION THOSE PEOPLE!"... The people of Niger are so poor they wouldn't even notice the sanctions. Maybe the people would not have revolted in the first place had they been treated better. Niger is a resource rich country, it should share the wealth more with the people. I expected Al Jazeera to understand this.
What comes first; The Chicken or the Egg. American military bases or Terrorists Camps?
Mali says it had less problem with terrorists when they got rid of the Western military.
Perhaps, as in Syria, they were funding and supplying the terrorists for their own purposes?
The USA funds terrorists world wide to put pressure on, or overthrow, governments who don't "cooperate"
Twins
This is terrible ❤ that reporter Ahmed in Niger is a really great reporter though!! ❤
Think amry 👍💪👌✊☝️✌️
Ecowas? Really stupid to get in now with force. Well done us that time and yes others too...
what has been the impact of democracy in Niger?
The implications are,no more such resources from Niger from occidental countries
Sad to Africans against each other 😢
Niger has a birth rate of almost 7 children per woman. This explosion is in no way manageable, by no system, by no government, by no nation. Think just about the problem of educating the children. If you want to have a class size of 28 children, that would mean that 25% of the adults would have to work as teachers. While in Europe with 1,5 children they need only 4% of the adults to work as teachers. The result? The average school education an all overall level of knowledge is miserable. Africa creates Generation after Generation millions and millions of useless youth. This is also the reason why 50% of all African immigrants have no job in Europe, even after 10 years. The economy today so highly complicated and technically developed as it was never before. There is simply no use for uneducated people, nowhere on this planet. Unskilled labor is done by machines and robots.
Africa must solve this problem alone, nobody can, will or should solve it for them.
This woman, what’s she up to? Even the democratic nation in west Africa what’s the dividend to the citizens of the countries practising it.?
Alexis, Calm Misinterpreted.
There is no support for the puppet Bauzom
The Kiev US coup cookie monster is not happy with Niger.
It will surprise you how people all over west Africa will be happy when coupe happens all over the west African countries
The lady clearly doesn't know what's going on in the region, it's not her field of expertise.
How can we sign up to defend Niger, Bukina faso, Mali ????
27:37 😂so delusional why that didn’t improve in the last hundred years?
I think the people of Niger are okay with it. Everyone else is running around like headless chickens 😂
The common people are really ecstatic judging by the footages
The woman knows nothing. We are all happy this is going on
why should they negotiate with washington...why????????..the civilians are backing their millitary..Congratulations to NIGER
How they expect to have a united Africa when they are acting like this
Nobody's expecting unity, get real 😅
How long France been in that country if France was goimng to do something they’d of done it already. Please