Le 26 juillet 2023 au Niger, des militaires putschistes ont renversé le président Mohamed Bazoum, démocratiquement élu en 2021. Il s’agit du troisième coup d'État organisé dans le pays au cours de cette décennie, après l'échec de deux tentatives en mars 2021 et 2022.
Ce putsch, qui pose la question du maintien des coopérations occidentales avec Niamey, fait aussi craindre une phase d'instabilité dans le pays avec un risque de décrochage sécuritaire.
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