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The French disconnection: a retreat from Niger

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

President Emmanuel Macron’s about-face on maintaining a presence in the coup-stricken country portends a broader change in France’s relations on the continent. Shifting geopolitics is changing the list of the world’s big arms dealers (9:08). And the internet influencers taking a swing at professional boxing (16:02).


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0:00.0

We're all so busy.

0:02.1

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0:04.6

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0:07.6

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0:23.1

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0:32.5

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1:01.2

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Oire Ogunbe.

1:06.2

And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:13.6

America, Russia, France, China and Germany have long dominated the world's arms trade.

1:21.6

But as geopolitical alliances shift, other countries are beefing up their weapons production and challenging the old guard.

1:30.3

And the biggest names in boxing tend to get bogged down in pre-fight negotiations, so they don't meet as often as fans would like.

1:40.3

To fill in the gap, a new kind of fight is becoming increasingly popular and attracting big sponsors too.

1:51.0

First up, though.

1:59.0

Ever since the military coup in late July that overthrew Niger's president,

2:05.6

Mohamed Bazoum, things have looked dicey for French forces there.

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