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Spotlight | Sahel
Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

German chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to the Tilia camp in Niger in 2022. © Michael Kappeler/DPA/Reuters

Germany, which had made Niger the hub for its activities in the Sahel region, is following events in the country anxiously following the 26 July putsch. [...]

Published on 24.08.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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