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Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

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Two Nigerien soldiers hold the American and Nigerien flags at Air Base 101 in Niamey in June 2024.
Two Nigerien soldiers hold the American and Nigerien flags at Air Base 101 in Niamey in June 2024. © Boureima Hama/AFP

The Trump administration's diplomats, keen to distance themselves from the stance adopted under Joe Biden, are attempting to rebuild ties with the Sahel juntas. The strategy they are developing includes a transactional dimension.

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