Niger - Sad day for Africa

African neighbors finalize Niger war plans
Nigeria-led ECOWAS says it is ready to intervene for “democracy” in Niamey

ECOWAS chiefs of staff pose for photo at end of meeting on Niger crisis, August 4, 2023 © AP / Chinedu Asadu

The militaries of several ECOWAS members have agreed on a plan for military intervention in Niger and are waiting for the final political decision, a senior official of the bloc said on Friday.

The Economic Community of West African States has already sanctioned the junta in Niamey over last week’s military coup and demanded the restoration of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum before Sunday. RT 

While many African nationalist leaders are shouting for African unity and to be free from western colonialists, the French and the Americans are planning to invade Niger in the name of freedom and democracy. When that happens, Africa would be drawn into another unending war that the West and the Americans want. They are finding all reasons to start a war in Africa to destabilise the continent and keep them busy fighting, killing themselves and destroying their economies. 

A few of Niger's neighbours have joined hands to stand together to fight the French and the Americans should they dare to invade Niger. This is bad enough, but not that bad as when other neighbouring African countries are also ganging up to invade Niger in the name of freedom and democracy. Freedom and democracy are the code words used by the Americans to intervene and invade countries to conduct regime change. Third world leaders are falling into the American/western trap, using freedom and democracy unthinkingly to justify meddling and interfering in another country's domestic affairs. Asean is doing exactly the same against Myanmar, acting like the white gods, thinking they are the saints and angels and wanting to tell Myanmese how to run their country.

If ECOWAS countries unthinkingly send in forces into Niger, Africa would be in flame and the Americans and the West would be most happy to lend support and sell their arms, even providing soldiers to do the fighting. Africa would be plunged into darkness in never ending wars. All the hopes of African unity, peaceful development and economic progress would be history. Would the wiser African leaders stand up and put a stop to wars in the African continent and stop killing each other to benefit the western colonialists waiting on the sideline, to return to colonise and rule Africa?

Myanmar is safe and protected from a silly Asean wanting to meddle with its domestic affairs and to destabilise Myanmar by having China on its side. Not sure if Niger and Africa have the good fortune to stop the schemers and provocateurs from succeeding in lighting a fire in Niger. Another hotbed is South Africa now that Victoria Nuland is there just prior to the BRICS Meeting. There are many American financed mercenaries in South Africa eagerly waiting for action and their pay checks. She can easily light a fire and South Africa too would be burning and in chaos. South Africa must be on full alert to prevent riotings and attacks by external forces to disrupt and even kill the BRICS Meeting. The possibility of hit squads assassinating BRICS leaders cannot be ruled out.