After the generals took charge, the United States was forced to suspend operations at its most strategic military asset in sub-Saharan Africa. Restarting them won’t be easy.
Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.
President Mohamed Bazoum had grown alarmed at military takeovers sweeping across Niger’s neighbors. Then his own soldiers came for him. Weeks later, he remains imprisoned in his home.