NIAMEY, Niger — U.S. officials are waging urgent diplomatic efforts in West Africa, searching during public tours and private meetings for ways to partner with military governments in a region where violence wrought by Islamic extremists is soaring and Russia’s influence is expanding. But the officials have struggled at times to articulate what that partnership … Read more
ACCRA, Ghana – ECOWAS flag with member flags at the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra, Ghana, on February 3, 2022. Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Three West African countries currently under the rule of military juntas have announced plans to exit the Economic Community of West … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NIAMEY, Niger — Months after a military coup ousted Niger’s elected president, seen by many here as too close to France, Nigeriens were still celebrating the break with their former colonial power. Abdoulaye Doule, a 46-year-old hospital worker resting on the side of the road, called the … Read more