West African views on Niger’s coup
Popular coup, unpopular intervention
A survey by Premise Data, a pollster, suggests that most people in west Africa approve of the recent coup in Niger (see chart). Respondents in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria also generally cast doubt on calls for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional bloc, to intervene militarily to put the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, back in power.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Leave the generals alone”
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