Niger
Coup 'plot' will help Nigerien leader's re-election
The president is laying the groundwork for re-election in 2016
NigerRadicalisation exposure varies among Sahel states
Boko Haram's displacement in Nigeria has helped to drive attacks in neighbouring states
West AfricaMigrant surge into EU refines people-smuggling
Rising demand for illicit transiting to Europe is changing the people-smuggling business with far reaching consequences
InternationalSEC mulls using IFRS accounting rules over US GAAP
The Commission might replace US GAAP accounting standards with IFRS, currently used by all but seven countries
InternationalNiger stability risks may rise ahead of 2016 poll
The government banned an opposition rally due to take place yesterday in the capital, Niamey. ...
NigerLibyan south could destabilise northern Chad, Niger
Libya's sparsely populated south has a long border with Sudan, Chad, Niger and Algeria. Since the...
LibyaFrance could play key role in US security shift
French President Francois Hollande today begins a three-day visit to the United States. ...
FranceSahel jihadist Belmokhtar will rival al-Qaida
The US State Department on December 18 said that the jihadist group Katibat al-Mulathameen (the...
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