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Sahel: Niger looking for alternative partners to France and the west

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Posted On 16 January 2024

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1315 issue: week ending 12 January 2024

A major Nigerian delegation traveled to Moscow on Monday, 15 January 2024, in a tour that will visit Serbia, Turkey and Iran, in a bid to distant Niger from France and help it gain new partners.

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Sahel: Niger looking for alternative partners to France and the west

Posted On 16 January 2024

While the Sahel Faces Worsening Security Climate, Juntas Leverage Regional Integration to Consolidate Power

Mining Standoffs in the Sahel: Two Companies in the Midst of a Foreign Investor Crisis

Burkina Faso: Junta Chief Dismisses Prime Minister, Replaces him with Loyalist ex-Journalist

Mali: The Failing Campaign of Wagner in Mali Presages Trouble for the Junta in Bamako

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