It's all fun and games in Niger. The pro-Western government has been overthrown in a coup, replaced by a pro-Russian junta. Anti-French sentiment is so high in their former African colonies (I use the word "former" generously there) that they'd rather be colonised by Russian mercenaries.

Maybe they don't realise that the Russians are also only interested in Niger resources.

I do find it funny though how the UK is considered the bad guy of the world, especially by pro-remainers, when it comes to colonialism, despite the fact our empire is virtually gone, while France, a major EU country, continue a policy of soft colonialism in Africa. Where does the bulk of their uranium come from for their nuclear power plants? Niger, that's where. Not for much longer. France has an energy crisis coming by the looks of it.