How is France and Niger's standoff likely to end? | Inside Story

Niger's coup leaders and France are in a stand-off.
The military wants to cut ties with the former colonial power.
President Emmanuel Macron refuses to recognise their takeover.
So how might this end?
Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault
Guests: In Paris, Nicolas Normand, a former French Ambassador to Mali, Senegal and Republic of the Congo.
In Abuja, Kabir Adamu, Managing Director at Beacon Consulting risk management and security consultancy.
In Cape Town, Leonard Mbulle-Nziege, Researcher at the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa at the University of Cape Town.

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