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Washington accepts it is ‘not business as usual’ in Sahel as it aims to build pragmatic relationships with African nations
Military leaders struggle to find a solution to Sahel country’s political crisis
Relations between Paris and new military-led government continue downward slide as Macron withdraws ambassador
Concerns over gas supplies and the Niger coup drive price increases
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Two powers tread carefully, for fear they will drive the sub-Saharan state into Russian arms
Bloc says invasion ‘D-day’ agreed and it is ready to act against junta and reverse coup
Bola Tinubu seeks to rejuvenate economy and respond to crisis in neighbouring Niger
Pro-western leader remains in detention despite hint of Ecowas talks
The UN and others have expressed fear for the safety of Mohamed Bazoum and his family as his country is fought over
Indifference to a coup of potentially world importance reveals a parochial intelligentsia
Regional leaders reiterate demand for release of deposed president Bazoum and return to constitutional order
The protracted presence of the former colonial power is coming to an end
Follow-up to Abuja’s muscular response to last month’s coup has been limited by hostility from across the political spectrum
US secretary of state’s comments come after his deputy was denied a meeting with the leader of last month’s coup
Union of west African states had threatened intervention if coup leaders did not restore Mohamed Bazoum by Sunday
Regional bloc says it will ‘strike’ at time and manner of its choosing
Neighbours led by Nigeria have threatened military action unless coup leaders restore democracy by Sunday
State department move comes after west African leaders threaten junta with military intervention
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
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