As coups spread and UN peacekeepers leave, the AU doles out money to plug some of the gaps

Soldiers appear on television to announce the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger, on 27 July 2023 (left), and the overthrow of Burkina Faso’s previous military government, on 30 September 2022 (right). (Getty)
The departure of UN peacekeepers …
As coups spread and UN peacekeepers leave, the AU doles out money to plug some of the gaps