Coup in Niger explained

A group of soldiers appeared on Niger's national television on 26th July to declare they had removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power, and he was being held in the presidential palace. They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation’s borders. But what are the wider global consequences of the coup? Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-S... for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog:    / londoneveningstandard   Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter:   / eveningstandard   and Instagram:   / evening.standard