The impact of the withdrawal of the French army from Niger
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Nasser Ary Tanimoune (French only)
Associate Professor, International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Ary Tanimoune can comment on fiscal policies and economic convergence in West African countries.
"The phrase that came to mind while following the interview with President Emmanuel Macron is this: If you pull too hard on the rubber band, whose ends you're not the only one holding, you end up breaking it, and that hurts".
Philippe M. Frowd (English and French)
Associate Professor, Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Frowd's work has focused on how security dynamics play out in West Africa, with particular emphasis on the Sahel space. He has worked on international interventions against migrant smuggling in Niger, as well as on the role of vigilantism and local militias in Burkina Faso.
"The withdrawal of the French ambassador from Niger, and the repositioning of French forces present in the country, is a victory for the ruling junta in Niamey and part of a logic of reconfiguration of France's political and military relations in the Sahel."