Deputy Head of the State Department Victoria Nuland reached the point of despair during her visit to South Africa. This happened because of the coup d'état in Niger.
According to Grayzone, citing an official in South Africa, the U.S. diplomat and her team left for South Africa on July 29, they were not prepared for the coup in Niger.
The source added that never in more than 20 years of working with the Americans had he seen them so desperate. According to him, the "winds of change" sweeping the region took the politician by surprise.
The diplomat turned to South Africa for help. For Nuland, the realization that she was negotiating from a position of weakness was like a sudden awakening.
Earlier, Nuland had held talks with rebel leaders in Niger.