From our special correspondent in Niamey
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We hardly see Russian flags in the streets of Niamey anymore.
At the ENAM roundabout, the young boy who sold pennants in Russian colors for 500 francs each has disappeared.
The Russophile frenzy that gripped the capital the day after the military coup on July 26, 2023, has subsided.
But if the white, blue and red flag no longer flies on the Place de la Concertation, cooperation between Niger and Russia has been considerably strengthened over recent months.
Symbol of this renewed partnership: the visit of the Nigerien Prime Minister, Lamine Zeine, to Moscow on January 16.
On the sidelines of this visit, the very influential and very Russophile Nigerien Minister of Defense, Salifou Mody, met the Russian Deputy Ministers of Defense, Younous-bek Evkourov and Alexandre Fomin.
Yunus-bek Evkourov is one of the central links of the Russian galaxy in post-Prigozhin Africa - the ex-boss of Wagner who died at the end of August
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