Russia’s Africa Corps: Inside the Niger Mutiny

Podcast

September 4, 2026

An attempted mutiny in Niger has exposed growing tensions inside the country’s military regime, raising fresh questions about General Tiani’s grip on power and the loyalties of the armed forces.

In this episode of What Just Happened?, Marco Giannangeli is joined by Sibylline Senior Sub-Saharan Africa Analyst Benedict Manzin and Dr Alia Brahimi, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and host of Guns for Hire, to examine the events surrounding the mutiny and what they reveal about Niger’s political and security landscape.

Interested in hearing more from Dr Alia? Check out her podcast and Substack:

Guns for Hire Podcast: Guns for Hire podcast

Alia’s Substack: https://highlyirregular.substack.com/

Join the Sibylline Media mailing list:

https://mailchi.mp/sibylline.co.uk/podcastsignup

Follow Sibylline on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sibyllineltd/?hl=en

Follow Sibylline on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibylline-ltd/

Watch Sibylline on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@sibyllineTV

For more information: