A US military drone at the Barkhane French military base, Niamey on 22 December 2019.
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Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari heads to the White House.
EPA/Frank Augstein
It’s inconceivable that military prowess can offer long-term solutions to Nigeria’s deep-rooted institutional problems.
Members of the Senegalese anti-government youth movement Y'en a Marre (We’re Fed Up), in Dakar.
Reuters/Joe Penney
US President Barack Obama would do well to refocus America’s interventions in Africa to support peaceful activists fighting for democracy.