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21-08-2023, 07:31 PM
By NAHAL TOOSI and CLEA CAULCUTT
08/18/2023 12:29 PM EDT
Updated: 08/18/2023 01:41 PM EDT
The coup in Niger is injecting fresh tension into the France-U.S. alliance.
The two countries are at odds over how to respond to the ouster of the West African country’s president in July. France is refusing to diplomatically engage with the junta and strongly supports a regional body that has threatened military intervention. The U.S. has dispatched an envoy to meet with the junta leadership and held back from officially declaring the takeover a coup — insisting there’s still a negotiated way to restore democracy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/18...p-00111842
08/18/2023 12:29 PM EDT
Updated: 08/18/2023 01:41 PM EDT
The coup in Niger is injecting fresh tension into the France-U.S. alliance.
The two countries are at odds over how to respond to the ouster of the West African country’s president in July. France is refusing to diplomatically engage with the junta and strongly supports a regional body that has threatened military intervention. The U.S. has dispatched an envoy to meet with the junta leadership and held back from officially declaring the takeover a coup — insisting there’s still a negotiated way to restore democracy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/18...p-00111842
