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In Niger, citizenship has been turned into a privilege that can be revoked at the ruler’s whim. Since the National Council for the Safeguard of…
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A failed coup, a widening purge On 29 August 2026, Niger’s presidential palace came under fire. The air base 101 was attacked. The state television…
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The battle inside Niger’s ruling circle is not about security alone. It is about who controls the men, the missions and the money behind a…
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The recent employers’ consultations and the planned media self-regulation task force present a united front that barely conceals the situation on the ground. Behind the…
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A presidential decree signed in May 2024. A financial mechanism worth potentially billions of FCFA. A new defense architecture. A cabinet reshuffle that stripped the…
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The United States has injected $414 million into Niger’s Dasa uranium project, a direct counterpoint to the collapse of production at SOMAÏR (Société des mines…
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Mali’s drone campaign has killed 731 civilians in 199 strikes over a three-year period, according to investigative findings that raise hard questions about who is…
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