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Meanwhile, President Patrice Talon is struggling to assert himself regionally amid an ongoing spat with Niger, while the rest of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc has restored trade ties with Niger’s junta.
Impacts
Talon may seek closer security ties with the United States to help combat the spread of jihadist groups.
Talon may resist pressure to release detained opposition leaders.
Talon’s latest measures further erode ECOWAS’s credibility as a defender of democratic governance standards.
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