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Niger’s Interior Minister Links French Presidential Change to Reduced Terrorist Threat in the Sahel
Niger’s Interior Minister has directly accused France of supporting terrorist groups in the Sahel, framing the region’s security crisis as a function of French political strategy rather than local instability. The core insight is that Niamey now views a change in the French presidency as the primary lever for reducing the terrorist threat, explicitly hoping the next leader will "occupy themselves with something else." This marks a radical departure from blaming non-state actors, instead positioning France as the central antagonist whose policy shift is
