Tensions rising as French President Emmanual Macron refuses to recognise coup.
Niger’s coup leaders and France are in a standoff.
Niger’s navy desires to chop ties with the previous colonial energy.
President Emmanuel Macron refuses to recognise their takeover.
So how would possibly this finish?
Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault
Visitors:
Nicolas Normand, a former French ambassador to Mali, Senegal and Republic of Congo
Kabir Adamu, managing director at Beacon Consulting danger administration and safety consultancy
Leonard Mbulle-Nziege, researcher on the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Coverage in Africa on the College of Cape City
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