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Moussa Salaou Barmou: a US-trained commander at the heart of Niger’s military Major General Moussa Salaou Barmou has become one of the Sahel’s most seasoned tacticians within Niger’s military command. While his political prominence surged during the events of July 2023 in Niamey, his operational expertise is rooted in rigorous instruction from some of the […]
The Popular Front for Justice (FPL) has issued a direct appeal to Niger’s youth, urging them to join its ranks in the struggle against the military regime in Niamey. The call, delivered in a multilingual video, comes as the junta faces mounting criticism over its failure to curb escalating insecurity across the country. A direct […]
Justice Ministry executes collective sentence remission at Klessoum prison Chad’s Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, and Minister of Human Rights, Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye, led the official ceremony for the collective remission of sentences at the Klessoum Remand and Correctional Facility on Wednesday, 16 September 2026. The event, held under Decree No. 2151/PR/2026, resulted […]