Al Jazeera And Politico Shed Light On The Real Reasons Why Nigeria Might Invade Niger By Andrew Korybko What these two outlets’ pieces on this subject show is that newly inaugurated Nigerian President Tinubu might invade Niger out of desperation to… Read More ›
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It’s Likely That Algeria Will Play An Important Role If West Africa Descends Into War
It’s Likely That Algeria Will Play An Important Role If West Africa Descends Into War By Andrew Korybko Security and ideological interests account for why the Algerian Chief of Staff just flew to Moscow. His country wants to coordinate with its… Read More ›
A Former Nigerian Senator Shared 13 Reasons Why His Country Shouldn’t Invade Niger
A Former Nigerian Senator Shared 13 Reasons Why His Country Shouldn’t Invade Niger By Andrew Korybko The Nigerien Crisis is a pivotal moment for Nigeria since Africa’s most populous country will either successfully exert its sovereignty by refusing to do the… Read More ›
The West Wants Nigeria To Invade Its Northern Neighbour
The West Wants Nigeria To Invade Its Northern Neighbour By Andrew Korybko It’s expected that maximum pressure will be exerted on Nigeria by the West behind the scenes over the coming week ahead of ECOWAS’ ultimatum expiring. France and the US… Read More ›
Burkina Faso’s Interim President Told His Peers To Stop Being Imperialist Puppets
Burkina Faso’s Interim President Told His Peers To Stop Being Imperialist Puppets By Andrew Korybko What President Traore just did was break the taboo on patriotic military coups by taking advantage of the global attention afforded to the second Russia-Africa Summit… Read More ›
The Coup In Niger Could Be A Game-Changer In The New Cold War
The Coup In Niger Could Be A Game-Changer In The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko It’s too early to tell whether the Nigerien junta is multipolar like its neighbours or if it’ll be co-opted by the West to function as… Read More ›
The West African Front Of The New Cold War Might Soon Heat Up
The West African Front Of The New Cold War Might Soon Heat Up By Andrew Korybko In all likelihood, observers should expect that a fierce “shadow war” will be waged between the unipolar and multipolar blocs across West Africa in the… Read More ›