Sputnik Africa has put out a story, from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, that the U.S. is working on options to assassinate leaders of the coup in Niger, reporting that the U.S. is not happy with the new leaders there. According to the SVR, Washington is considering how not only to slow down the trend of Africa becoming one of the centers of power in the multipolar world, which is dangerous for the West, but also allegedly how to take over the “French legacy” in the strategically important Sahel region. “The White House is working on various options for ‘strengthening democracy’ in Niger. It is considered unjustified to do this with the help of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS), which has close ties to Paris,” SVR writes. “The Americans consider the physical elimination of the ‘junta leaders’ who rely on the support of the majority of the population as a more ‘effective’ option. U.S. intelligence agencies directly discuss the issue of potential perpetrators of possible assassination attempts with partners,” the SVR said.