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Niger coup upsets Berlin's Sahel strategy

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German chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to the Tilia camp in Niger in 2022.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit to the Tilia camp in Niger in 2022. © Michael Kappeler/DPA/Reuters

Germany, which had made Niger the hub for its activities in the Sahel region, is following events in the country anxiously following the 26 July putsch.

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