Protests in Niger are larger than they’ve ever been. Solely a month after overthrowing the president, protesters at the moment are focusing their anger on their former colonial energy, France. And it’s not simply the protesters – Niger’s prime courtroom additionally accredited the expulsion of France’s ambassador. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, insists the ambassador will keep. So what’s subsequent for Niger and for France’s slippery maintain on Francophone Africa?
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Ahmed Idris, Al Jazeera correspondent
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