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The military takeover spearheaded by General Tiani, which ousted President Bazoum in Niger on July 26, marks the latest in a troubling wave of power grabs sweeping across the Sahel. Since 2020, the Sahel region has witnessed six such events, making Niger’s the seventh. The reactions from both regional and global players have been notably […]
Following the military takeover in Niger on July 26, 2023, international reactions were swift and pronounced. Major bodies such as ECOWAS, the African Union, and powerful nations like the USA, France, and Russia quickly articulated their stances. In Bénin, the pronouncements of President Patrice Talon and the prospect of an armed intervention have not been […]
Political tensions in the Niger and the looming threat of a West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) military intervention have raised serious concerns for the Beninese opposition party ‘Les Démocrates’. In an official statement released over the weekend, party leader Eric Houndété expressed grave apprehension over the unfolding coup d’état in Niger, a neighboring […]