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A key lesson from the Niger crisis: Africans, not global powers, will plot the continent’s path

A key lesson from the Niger crisis: Africans, not global powers, will plot the continent’s path

A dive into the recent Niger crisis — the ninth coup or attempted power grab in west and central Africa since 2020 — and its broader implications for the entire continent. Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik on an «oddly hopeful» new reality. I’ve got a game for you.


From Weekly Filet #452, in August 2023.

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