Niger will remain the “weakest link” to comprehensive military-economic integration within the Sahelian Alliance so long as it continues hosting the US’ two drone bases there. Its interim authorities aren’t “Trojan Horses” like some might wildly speculate, but are simply ensuring their country’s national interests as they sincerely understand them to be given the very difficult circumstances that they found themselves in after ECOWAS threatened to invade.
No, actually, in the long-term I think this is good news: it's a timely and beautifully clear illustration of who the adults in the room are. To the impatient it may seem like a blow and a setback but if you step back to take a look at the bigger picture, it makes those who seized power appear far more controlled, like adults, than the notorious hostility accelerant and colour revolution advocate (Vicky Fats) who they cut the dirty deal with.
"It’s a disappointing turn of events..."
No, actually, in the long-term I think this is good news: it's a timely and beautifully clear illustration of who the adults in the room are. To the impatient it may seem like a blow and a setback but if you step back to take a look at the bigger picture, it makes those who seized power appear far more controlled, like adults, than the notorious hostility accelerant and colour revolution advocate (Vicky Fats) who they cut the dirty deal with.