SIDES ARE BEING TAKEN IN A WAR THAT WILL HAVE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES
WILL THIS NOW BE A NATO OPERATION?
The crisis in Africa is now on the point of violence as the ECOWAS group has signaled they are preparing for war. The U.S. and France is signaling they will support their efforts to overthrow the coup government in Niger. Mali and Burkina Faso have signaled they will support Niger. Russia has warned ECOWAS not to invade Niger and supports a non-violent resolution.
It seems only 2 nations of ECOWAS group have actually begun preparations for war. It may be that many are having second thoughts about engaging in this war. In fact, the proposed meeting to finalize details has been postponed.
It is also rumored that Niger has sought support form the Wagner Group to help with their security. The Wagner group is actually popular in some of these African countries because of their efforts to suppress islamic terrorists and rebels. They are also feared by some of these governments as well.
No matter what, France does not seem to have any support by anyone in the general population. Without assistance, France is going to lose its influence in Africa. Even with military force, their standing is destined to become lessened in the future.
While this war may now be on hold for now, we can expect that it will not just go away, we will likely see more areas of change in Africa.
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