In Lobi (Gur; Côte d'Ivoire), the same verb form alternation is observed in two seemingly unrelated syntactic contexts: switch reference (SR) and wh/focus fronting. Specifically, coreference between matrix and embedded subjects (i.e., same-subject contexts) and non-local-subject focus fronting trigger Form A verbal morphology. On the other hand, different-subject contexts and local-subject focus fronting trigger Form B. Tying together insights from movement-based accounts of SR and anti-locality analyses of subject extraction asymmetries, we provide a unified analysis of the observed verb alternations that pinpoints the crux of these subject-oriented patterns to be nominal licensing.