Strong response to the coup is seen as a ‘make or break moment’ for the regional bloc Ecowas
The cloud of disapproval around nuclear energy is dispersing
Fall of Mohamed Bazoum risks leaving the stage to jihadist or Russian groups
President Mohamed Bazoum, regarded as the west’s staunchest ally in the Sahel, was overthrown last week
Paris expected to ‘tread very carefully’ given level of anti-French and anti-western sentiment in Sahel region
Emergency summit comes as protesters surround French embassy in Niamey chanting pro-Russian slogans
Tchiani says he has taken over because of deteriorating security and economic hardship
Removal of democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum will fuel instability in a volatile region
Also in this newsletter: ethics commissioner hits back at European parliament
Diplomatic effort under way to reverse developments in what was last democracy in region
Overthrow of president Mohamed Bazoum would remove ‘only western ally still standing’ in troubled Sahel region
Mohamed Bazoum says Paris’s counterterror efforts have been unfairly maligned because of anti-western ‘propaganda’
President comes out against polygamy and early marriage in an attempt to shift social norms
Newly elected leader Bazoum appeals for aircraft and intelligence to combat Islamists
Report directly contradicts Paris claim that all dead in January 3 attack were jihadis
Praise from Ibrahim award’s judges for adherence to constitutional two-term limit
Fresh signs of regression in countries, including Niger and Chad, that help the west to fight jihadis
Most of the deployment will be sent to border zones as battle with Islamist militants intensifies
Macron and African leaders bolster campaign against militants after recent setbacks
Deadly attacks increase fear of terrorism and insecurity in the impoverished region
One of the world’s poorest nations at the centre of international efforts to fight jihadis
Thousands trapped in Libya after EU crackdown are fleeing south to escape brutality
French president to highlight costs of Operation Barkhane at G5 Sahel meeting in Paris
Vested interests and other barriers remain, but there is cause for optimism
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