President condemns rebellion as ‘completely illegitimate’ and calls for release of democratically elected Mohamed Bazoum

The French president’s comments came as western powers scrambled to preserve a key ally in a region that has been destabilised by jihadist insurgencies, coups, and interventions by the Wagner mercenary group as Russian flags appeared at prominent sites around Niger’s capital, Niamey.

Macron, who was visiting Papua New Guinea, called for the release of the detained president, Mohamed Bazoum, and said: “This coup is completely illegitimate and profoundly dangerous, for Nigeriens, for Niger and for the whole region.”

  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldOP
    51·
    1 year ago

    So let’s no pretend like French interest is “diplomacy” OR that US is “fighting Islamism” that is really a white washed take IMHO

    Interesting, iMHO, how you reduce such a complex reality into de facto only two culprits, and negate all other issues.

    Fyi, the very definition of “diplomacy” entails quite alot and is internationally accredited. The same can’t be said of the coup and of terrorist activities and groups

    • sadreality@kbin.social
      42·
      1 year ago

      I did not negate anything, I supplemented your original comment with details that you glossed over presumably because of bad optics for France/EU/West/US team.

      While don’t harbor any affinity for Russian backed proxies or Russia for that matter, however, in great power play context there is no good guys and surely France aint it, either.