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.”
This, “diplomatic interest” gave me a chuckle. That’s a… diplomatic way of putting it!
It is, isn’t,)
Let’s say it’s become more important for several economic, geopolitical & migratory reasons.
I believe that is true for all involved parties. Though generally the EU tries to respect human rights and environment.
Some min. 150 billion euro is being invested, according to the joint vision .