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WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS pressure on Niger's junta may ease
WEST AFRICA: New junta alliance will be symbolic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282030
ISSN: 2633-304X
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NIGER: Junta fears will keep Bazoum a hostage
The CNSP has worked along three main lines: solidifying loyalty among senior military ranks through a wave of promotions; tapping into mass politics through rallies and populist…
NIGER: Coup will complicate Western security policy
Senior officers from all service branches then appeared on television declaring Bazoum’s ouster and the creation of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Country (CNSP)…
NIGER: French troop presence is not sustainable
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has similarly alluded to ongoing outreach to jihadists. These efforts reflect a broader level of increased regional political acceptance of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270460
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Basing more soldiers in Niger will allow France to continue operating in the volatile 'tri-border' zone between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Yet increased French reliance on…
There is no consistent regional norm on this issue. Third term bids are often destabilising, but leaders that opt to respect term limits and hand off power to a close associate…