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The Sahel juntas rightly chose new partners free of colonial conditions

Claim

The Sahel's military governments were right to expel former colonial powers and choose new partners on their own sovereign terms.

Normative Conclusion

Counterterror necessity

Keywords

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Activity Timeline

Where this position appears

7 positions

Jihadist insurgency and territorial contest50

Counterterror necessityRussia25 pub.

Sahel military transition zone45

Regional security emergencyGlobal South6 pub.

Sahel military transition zone28

Sovereign realignmentRussia25 pub.

Junta consolidation and sovereigntist realignment9

Sovereigntist realignmentRussia23 pub.

Contest for security patronage6

Partnership deliversRussia18 pub.

Rupture with France6

Ending the colonial relationshipRussia22 pub.

Tuareg separatism and the northern Mali question5

A front for the extremistsRussia22 pub.

Matched Events

‘Brig.-Gen, 17 soldiers feared killed by Boko Haram in Borno’

Boko Haram releases obituary for slain videographer killed by army

Burkina Faso breaks off diplomatic relations with France

Just in: Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists set primary, secondary schools in Chibok ablaze

Nigeria and US joint airstrikes kill 175 ISIS fighters

Military airstrike kills terrorists, informants in Niger — Commissioner

Mali attacks spotlight the growing reach of militants across West Africa - The Straits Times

Rebel attack in Mali results in casualties among Russia’s Africa Corps — diplomat

Mali army says it killed over 200 militants after nationwide attacks

Mali's Defense Minister Killed in Coordinated Attacks

Troops kill three ISWAP commanders, 80 fighters in Borno

Troops neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists, others surrender in Borno

‘I’ll take you down without a second thought’ – Burkina Faso’s Traore warns challengers

Algeria-Mali diplomatic ties restored after yearlong rift

Troops kill 274 insurgents as Nigeria records 882 attacks

‘Boko Haram uses AI to make bombs, plot operations’

Airstrikes kill terrorists and disrupt bandits in Niger and Kaduna

France considers reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties

Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France

Niger leaves ICC citing neocolonial repression

Troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attack in Borno, inflict heavy losses

Guinea-Bissau minister: Right to development key to human rights - news.cgtn.com

Soldiers kill ISWAP leader as two commanders surrender in Borno

‘Boko Haram killed my husband, molested me’; Ngoshe abductees recount ordeals

Scores of repentant Boko Haram terrorists, CJTF, soldiers killed in Borno village attack

Troops kill 50 terrorists, top ISWAP commander in north-east

Boko Haram attack foiled as troops rescue 92 kidnap victims in Borno

Nigeria-US forces kill 175 ISIS terrorists in N’East operations – DHQ

Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast

50 ISWAP members, two soldiers killed in Yobe

Nigeria army says killed 50 militants in northeast - newsaf.cgtn.com

Niger junta suspends 10 French media outlets

The Africa Corps: The Sahel Front

ICC awards millions in reparations for Mali war crimes victims

Rebels seize Mali's Kidal, Russian diplomat warns

Press review: Putin, Araghchi hold talks as Mali war challenges Russia’s Africa Corps

Iran welcomes Russia's support, strange guest at Putin meeting

Mali rebels capture UAV ground station in Kidal

Rebels seize drone base in Mali, push back Russian forces

Iranian official welcomes Moscow support, meets Putin

Mali extremely grateful to Russia’s Africa Corps for helping to thwart attempted coup

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria's Adamawa state - news.cgtn.com

Mali's junta in crisis as rebels seize towns and military bases after killing defence chief

General Staff of Mali's Armed Forces announces continuation of operation against militants

Mali's Prime Minister says coup attempt underway

Russia suggests Mali terror attacks may have been backed by West

Mali: Fresh battle breaks out between Tuareg rebels, government forces in Kidal

Boko Haram degraded, now weakened – FG

Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists: How Nigeria lost four generals, four colonels in five years

NAF bombs ISWAP stronghold in Borno, kills scores of terrorists

Meta-Narrative

Sovereign Resistance

Also: Security & Conflict Order

Asserted by

Sahel Region Russia Belarus China Nigeria

Competing positions

Sahel military rule delivers neither security nor politics; abuses mount· 6 shared nodes

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