Western officials say there are now “few barriers to growth” for Islamist militant terrorist groups.
Members of the National Police of Niger near the military base in Niamey, where protesters gather, on Oct. 15. NIAMEY, Niger — Islamist militants in Niger have significantly stepped up their attacks in the months since generals here ousted the elected president, jettisoning the counterterrorism support of French forces and throwing into doubt cooperation with the American military.
“Though they are trying to show otherwise, the Nigerien military is weakened,” said Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, deputy director of the International Crisis Group’s Sahel project. “The coup is good news for the jihadist groups.” “There is always violence before there is peace,” Saley said, fanning herself in an office with no lights or fans because of power shortages that have plagued the country following cuts in the electricity supply from neighboring Nigeria. “We have total confidence in our military leaders.”When Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, the longtime leader of the presidential guard, mounted his takeover, he said the “harsh reality of insecurity in Niger” had motivated him to carry out the coup.
“It seems like they are scoring on their own goal,” he said of juntas in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. “Their first move because they are hoping to secure political points is demonize one of their biggest partners, and that means they are hurting their ability to confront the threats staring them down.”, which in 2021 sent armed contractors from the Wagner Group. Burkina Faso’s president, meanwhile, has talked publicly in recent months about a possible military partnership with Russia.
“Before, even our minds were colonized,” said Adamo Soumana, 21, who was standing in the crowd decked out in an outfit with Niger’s green, white and orange. “But this is the end of colonization.”
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