nostr:npub1dpr6en5gfggndc4uu9hw5f09v24cq6h7nk974lp30ttt54kr3d2qd59kle I'm not entirely sure. The deposed president is Arab and thats like 0.5 percent of the population of Niger. The coup leaders represent over 80 percent. It could also be they didn't want a western puppet in office.