The Briefing Room - What’s behind the Niger coup?

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Military unrest in Niger isn't an uncommon phenomenon. There have been five coups in the last 50 years. But what's behind the latest one and is a peaceful resolution possible?

David Aaronovitch talks to:

Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow at Chatham House Africa Programme
Gare Amadou, journalist and manager of the newspaper Le Canard Dechaine in Niger
Nabila Ramdani, French Algerian journalist
Olayinka Ajala, senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Leeds Beckett University

Produced by: Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight and Alix Pickles
Edited by: Penny Murphy
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill

Published on Thursday, 10th August 2023.

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