The deployment of US soldiers in Nigeria could have negative consequences.
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Despite the fracture within Ecowas and animosity with western partners, regional and international collaboration is needed to fight terrorism in west Africa.
Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
It’s inconceivable that military prowess can offer long-term solutions to Nigeria’s deep-rooted institutional problems.
US President Barack Obama would do well to refocus America’s interventions in Africa to support peaceful activists fighting for democracy.
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Francophone Studies (Africa, Caribbean), Faculty Affiliate with Africana Studies, World Literature Program and Human Rights Pracice, University of Arizona
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology