The coup in Niger represents a major setback for French President Emmanuel Macron, raising questions about France’s military presence in the country but also the future of his wider strategy in Africa, analysts said. The coup against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum is the third such putsch in the region in as many years, following similar […]
The coup in Niger represents a major setback for French President Emmanuel Macron, raising questions about France's military presence in the country but also the future of his wider strategy in Africa, analysts said. The coup against Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is the third such putsch in the region in as many years, following similar…
But the Niger coup is particularly bruising for Macron after he sought to make a special ally of Niamey, and a hub for France’s presence in the region after the Mali coup. And unlike Mali and Burkina Faso previously, the junta in Niger has not put into question defence agreements with Paris so far. “Paris had placed Niamey at the heart of its fight against jihadist groups on a regional scale. With the coup, the entire French strategy could be called into question.”Macron — the first French head of state to be born after former French colonies won independence — had in 2017 in a famous speech in Ouagadougou vowed a new approach towards the continent.
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