bad neighbours
Smiles in Moscow and Algerian mediation mask clashing alliances over France, Russia and rebel groups.
By
Jeune Afrique
Niger’s junta in October accused neighbouring Chad of a drone strike that killed two civilians on its soil – and of acting with French support. Within days, the two countries’ foreign ministers were smiling side-by-side in Moscow. But differences over security and geopolitics make a swift reconciliation unlikely.
