Foreign Policy

Niger coup plotters stonewall US, to Russia’s delight

By Joel Gehrke
Published August 8, 2023 10:51pm ET
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Niger coup plotters stonewall US, to Russia’s delight
President Joe Biden’s administration has growing doubts about its ability to thwart a coup plot against one of the closest United States allies in West Africa, despite the relative isolation of the military junta in Niger and abroad. “We do still have hope, but we are also very realistic,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told […]

President Joe Biden’s administration has growing doubts about its ability to thwart a coup plot against one of the closest United States allies in West Africa, despite the relative isolation of the military junta in Niger and abroad.

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