allAfrica's Juanita Williams is joined by veteran Niger journalist Gare Amadou, and peacebuilding researchers Professor Ibrahim Bangura and Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn to provide insights in to what the situation in the Sahel is, with a special focus on Niger in light of the August coup and subsequent military rule. (Special thanks to Nontobeko Mlambo for co-producing this episode) AllAfrica's reporting on peacebuilding is supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.