What does the US hope to achieve with Blinken’s visit to Niger?
By: Within story
Antony Blinken is the first US Secretary of State to visit the West African country.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger and described it as a model of resilience and democracy.
What was the purpose of his journey?
And what does it mean for the nation and the Sahel region, where Russia and China have become more active?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Mamane Sani – journalist and analyst in Niamey
Daniel Eizenga – research fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC
Kabir Adamu – Managing Director at Beacon Consulting, a provider of enterprise security risk management and intelligence solutions in Nigeria and the Sahel region