US National Strategy

West Africa: Anchor Economies and the Coup Belt Challenge

West Africa's strategic logic starts with two countries: Nigeria and Ghana. Get those relationships right, and you have a foundation for everything else.

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West Africa: Anchor Economies and the Coup Belt Challenge

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