The recent attempted coup in Niger—led by a dissident military force deployed in the north of the country to combat jihadism—has once again shaken a geopolitical landscape already teetering on the brink of collapse. This instigation of dissent in Niamey is the latest symptom of the institutional breakdown suffocating the tri-border region of the Central Sahel, comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. After expelling French troops, closing US …
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The recent attempted coup in Niger—led by a dissident military force deployed in the north of the country to combat jihadism—has once again shaken a geopolitical landscape already teetering on the brink of collapse. This instigation of dissent in Niamey is the latest symptom of the institutional breakdown suffocating the tri-border region of the Central Sahel, comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. After expelling French troops, closing US …