... flexible arrangements capable of responding simultaneously to immediate security requirements and political sovereignty. In Niger, recent political shifts revealed the fragility of the balance between internal security considerations and external normative ... ... transformations should not be viewed in isolation but rather as a mobile operational pattern across the entire region, as also evident in Burkina Faso. They are therefore not individual cases but part of a broader operational model extending beyond a single state....
... extraordinary precedents. While it may be tempting to see such actions as evidence of the Community’s “noble” intentions to uphold a principled stance on illegal changes of power, there was clearly some external influence in the cases of Mali and later Niger (Burkina Faso was not sanctioned). France relies on uranium supplies, with Niger
accounting for
20% of total imports, so the Elysee’s desire to “teach the Sahel states a lesson” is quite “understandable.” Especially since Nigerien authorities ...
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The roundtable discussion brought together Africa experts from the RAS Institute for African Studies, the Center for Popular Diplomacy, HSE University, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University and MGIMO University, as well as experts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Under a rapid change of the situation in international affairs, the countries are in need of immediate solutions, rather than prospective scenarios of mutual assistance and law enforcement support
On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This happened in the midst of economic sanctions imposed on them by the subregion’s Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS) and its threats to carry out a military ...
