Transition In Niger: Avoiding dangers of stagnation

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With ECOWAS sanctions lifted, the military authorities must rapidly set the course for Niger to return to civilian rule.

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It remains to be seen how the military leaders of Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland will respond. For now, political differences have resulted in borders with Nigeria and Benin remaining closed although Nigeria, on Wednesday, announced it was opening its borders.

The main challenge now for Niger’s national council is to reconcile the political contradictions surrounding the transition. These dynamics threaten the junta’s cohesion and consequently Niger’s stability. They are likely to fuel divisions in the military based on ties to the main political figures. These are Issoufou and the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism on the one hand, and Hama Amadou, leader of the main opposition party, the Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation, on the other.

 

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