Gladwyn d’SouzaJul 28, 2023

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/27/niger-coup-leader-us-military/

#OurCoup: The Intercept has confirmed. U.S.-trained military officers have taken part in 11 #coups in #WestAfrica since 2008.
“We have had a very long relationship with the United States,” Barmou said in 2021. “Being able to work together in this capacity is very good for #Niger.”
#regimechange #resourcecolonialism #washington #Kleptocracy

Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line of U.S.-Trained Mutineers

Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, helped oust Niger’s democratically elected president in coup.

The Intercept