What is happening in Niger, and how could the coup there affect the region?

Russia and the Wagner mercenary group have “tried to take advantage” of instability in Niger, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Tuesday. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/08/niger-coup-wagner-islamist-extremism-france-united-states/?utm_source=press.coop