Niger

  • Mar 1, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGER: Junta tries to boost legitimacy with aid call

Salou Djibo, the leader of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) junta,...

Niger
  • Feb 22, 2010
  • 7 min read

NIGER: Tandja unmourned in post-coup landscape

A military coup toppled Niger's president on February 18. The coup adds to political uncertainty...

Niger
  • Feb 19, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGER: Attention turns swiftly to post-Tandja process

President Mamadou Tandja was overthrown yesterday in a military coup, and his government dissolved.

Niger
  • Dec 23, 2009
  • 6 min read

WEST AFRICA: Leadership transition is key for ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) annual summit has been delayed until...

West Africa
  • Nov 19, 2009
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010: West Africa

Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...

West Africa
  • Oct 21, 2009
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS steps up pressure on Guinea, Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday suspended Niger's membership,...

West Africa
  • Sep 7, 2009
  • 7 min read

NIGER: Tandja tightens his grip under sixth republic

On September 3, West African leaders delayed a planned special summit on Niger. Widely denounced...

Niger
  • Aug 11, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGER: Opposition arrest could presage clampdown

Police yesterday arrested Marou Amadou, an opposition leader, following his coalition's rejection...

Niger