Description
The FCIL-SIS DEI committee's webinar series on global events continues with a webinar on last summer's coup in Niger. In this webinar, Aluko Opeyemi Idowu, a professor of political science in Ajayi Crowther University in Nigeria will present on the political situation in Niger and West Africa more broadly, providing background information on Niger's political and colonial history to help understand the underlying conflicts that led up to the coup and the larger implications for countries in West Africa. The presentation will also go over resources to help researchers learn more about the situation in Niger.