The Dismantlement Of “Europe’s Border Guard” In Niger Raises The Bloc’s Stakes In The Sahel By Andrew Korybko The EU’s so-called “forward defence” against illegal immigration is now in joint Sahelian-Russian-US hands after the bloc lost all of its influence over… Read More ›
The Sahelian Alliance’s Plans To Create A Confederation Will Transform Continental Dynamics By Andrew Korybko It’ll of course take some time to reap the fruits of this vision, but throughout the interim, these countries can rely on varying degrees of Russian… Read More ›
Here’s Why The US Is Responsible For France’s Withdrawal From Niger By Andrew Korybko The US backstabbed France in West Africa after cutting a secret deal in Niger almost two years to the day after it backstabbed that same country in… Read More ›
The Newly Formed Sahelian Alliance Will Reshape Regional Military-Strategic Dynamics By Andrew Korybko Niger will remain the “weakest link” to comprehensive military-economic integration within the Sahelian Alliance so long as it continues hosting the US’ two drone bases there. Its interim… Read More ›
The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot By Andrew Korybko France is forced to react to the latest trends of patriotic military coups and the US’ newfound pragmatic response to the most recent one… Read More ›
The Nigerien Coup Prompted A Long-Overdue Discussion About Sovereignty In West Africa By Andrew Korybko The AU and ECOWAS are arguably against the sovereign will of the Nigerien people whereas that country’s interim military-led authorities, the newly formed Sahelian Alliance, and… Read More ›
The AU-ECOWAS Rift Over Niger Was Predictable By Andrew Korybko Africa still has a long way to go before its unity approaches EU-like levels. Last month’s patriotic military coup in Niger divided not just ECOWAS, but also ECOWAS and the AU… Read More ›
Why Is US Media Talking About Nigerien General Moussa Barmou All Of A Sudden? By Andrew Korybko Americans are suddenly learning more about Barmou because the US is likely exploring the possibility of employing this trusted pre-coup partner as a bridge… Read More ›
France Reportedly Thinks That The US Backstabbed It During Nuland’s Trip To Niger By Andrew Korybko France fears that the interim military-led government is willing to explore a deal whereby they’ll agree to keep Russia/Wagner at bay and retain the US’… Read More ›
ECOWAS’ Sanctions Starve Average Nigeriens But The US Only Cares About Bazoum’s Health By Andrew Korybko America never misses a chance to exploit the optics of a humanitarian crisis, yet this time it’s conspicuously silent about the latest one that it… Read More ›
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