NEITHER RUSSIA NOR FRANCE: ONE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY WALKS A DIPLOMATIC TIGHTROPE WHILE some West African nations are choosing to cement old ties with France and others cultivate a new relationship with Russia, one country is trying to have the best of both worlds. As the 7 December attempted military coup in Benin collapsed, the […] The post NEITHER RUSSIA NOR FRANCE: ONE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY WALKS A DIPLOMATIC TIGHTROPE first appeared on The Zambian Observer .