This is the final Update before the summer. The Francophone Africa blog will return on 4 September
Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy and US interests in West Africa, The Conversation
African Union, ECOWAS condemn ‘attempted coup d’état’ in Niger, France24
Niger: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the latest developments, EEAS
How Prighozin tried to steal Putin’s Africa summit, EUObserver