Regional Rivalries
1 articleRegional Rivalries brings together reporting on interstate competition, Algeria Morocco tensions and proxy competition, with the category serving a specific role inside Politics and Power. Coverage uses regional influence competition, diplomatic confrontation and competing regional blocs to assess decision-making power, institutional change, domestic legitimacy and regional political leverage, distinguishing one-off events from structural shifts. The category stays centered on regional rivalries; Public Administration and State Capacity and Diplomacy and Foreign Policy appear only when they materially affect that subject.
Benin rejects Niger destabilisation claims after military unrest in Niamey
Benin's government has forcefully denied Niger's accusations of supporting a failed rebellion in Niamey, insisting on peaceful coexistence and warning that such allegations threaten fragile progress in reopening borders and restoring bilateral ties.