Franco-Nigerian détente? Nigeria, France and the Francophone states of the Lake Chad region in the era of the Boko Haram terrorism

Understanding the Performance, Survival and Collapse of African Ad Hoc Military Coalitions

“…The former French colony Chad has been close to France since the launch in 1983 of Operation Epervier and Niger, too, has traditionally been a coveted French partner thanks to its uranium. While Nigeria still has reservations about the French role in the MNJTF (interview with FCDO, February 2024), the Nigerian and French governments have recently enjoyed a 'rapprochement' as they combat a shared security threat (Omotuyi, 2022).…”