Niger covets support from Russia and the United States. Despite the international sanctions which followed the coup d'état of July 26, Niger is not diplomatically isolated.
Six months after the army took power, the country can count on the support of several states. "Finally! » Near the Seyni Kountché stadium, Mouhamadou does not hide his satisfaction at seeing Niger leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "They tried to starve us with their sanctions, they wanted to invade us with military intervention," he says.