Geopolitical Futures published on 23 October 2023 a commentary titled "The Chaos in the Sahel Damages China" by Giorgio Cuscito.
Coups since 2020 in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, Chad, and Gabon have complicated China's relations in the region. As a result, China may scale back some of its riskier economic activity in the Sahel.
