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Niger and Russia are forming military ties: 3 ways this could upset old allies

Mr Mohammed

  Olayinka Ajala Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University Published: January 29, 2024 3.08pm SAST,The Conversation In July 2023, Niger’s military took over in a coup just two years after the country’s first transition to civilian power. The coup has brought into sharp focus the role of foreign countries in Niger’s politics. Before the coup, France and the US were the main security allies of Niger. But the coup leaders, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, were open about their antagonism to France, the country’s former colonial ruler, and ordered the French…