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Explainer – How the military coup in Niger threatens stability in West Africa

Hundreds of supporters of the coup gather and hold a Russian flag in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger, on 27th July, 2023

Reuters Niger’s regional and international partners are scrambling to respond to a military coup which political analysts say could have grave consequences for democratic progress and the fight against an insurgency by jihadist militants in West Africa.  Here is what is at stake. “Only hope” for stability on Sahel Niger became a democratic outlier in […]