Yevgeny Prigozhin's group may 'pose a threat to U.S. operations,' Catrina Doxsee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told Newsweek.
News reported on Monday, after President Mohamed Bazoum was seized by members of the presidential guard.
But Russia's footprint in the region has been growing thanks to the Wagner Group, which has contracts in countries such as the Central African Republic and Mali. A voice message on Telegram, believed to be Prigozhin speaking, described how what had happened was"the struggle of the people of Niger with their colonisers," Reuters reported.
"U.S. policymakers would be wise to prioritize the U.S.-Nigerien relationship in their response, rather than forcing an ultimatum between the United States and Russia as partners," she toldPrigozhin's apparent offer of help fits in with his pattern of opportunism in seeking weak or transitioning governments needing security assistance. Wagner also provides a key link for the Kremlin to the continent's lucrative natural resources.
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