Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.
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"His country's forces had helped 'repress a mutiny'."
— Viktor Voropaev , Other
"It was not sufficient to bring stability, but it's enough to allow these military governments to have a political lifeline."
— Beverly Ochieng , Academic
Key People
Head of Niger's military government.
Senior analyst at Control Risks.
Security analyst tracking jihadist activity.
The elected President of Niger prior to the coup.
Russia's ambassador to Niger.
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Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.
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