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