DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 19 | NIGER Macron digs in amid diplomatic 'hostage' claims 20th September 2023 The French president says his ambassador and diplomatic staff in Niamey, are effectively hostages and living off military rations as the junta blocks food deliveries to the embassy The diplomatic standoff between France and Niger's military junta shows no sign of abating as President Emmanuel Macron continues to dig in. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 18 | NIGERFRANCE Macron steps up the rhetoric against the Niamey junta 30th August 2023 Restoring ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power has become a personal crusade for the French leader President Emmanuel Macron has refused to bow to demands from the military junta in Niger that France's ambassador leave the country as he set out France's diplomatic priorities... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 18 | NIGER The withdrawal starts 7th September 2023 Mirage jets, Reaper drones and some helicopters, their crews and support teams will likely be among the first French military elements to be withdrawn from Niger following talks...
Vol 64 No 18 | NIGER Toxic times for uranium 7th September 2023 Investment in future uranium mining operations was already on hold before Niger's July military coup, contrary to reports that the problems followed the coup, industry executives have told...
Vol 64 No 17 | NIGERWEST AFRICA General Tiani opens the bidding 24th August 2023 After calling regional leaders' bluff over military action, Niamey's putschists say they are ready to negotiate Serious negotiations to take Niger forward from the crisis born of the 26 July coup are at last under way after the Niamey putschists met with the envoys...
Vol 64 No 17 | NIGERTOGO President Faure secretly helps the Niamey junta 18th August 2023 While publicly opposing the Niger junta, Lomé is offering it support amid reports that the Wagner Group is operating in northern Togo President Faure Gnassingbé's government is assisting the Niger junta to consolidate power, Africa Confidential has learned, although as a member of the Economic Community of West African States...
Vol 64 No 17 | NIGER Niamey's junta thumbs its nose 12th August 2023 Beyond ignoring military threats and reshuffling the army command, the ruling generals lack a strategy In another show of insouciance, the Niamey junta named a new team of ministers a few hours before West African leaders met in Abuja on 10 August to...
Vol 64 No 17 | NIGER The coup d'état as get-out-of-jail card 10th August 2023 Unresolved investigations into the diversion of over $125 million of the defence budget may explain why the generals overthrew President Bazoum Looming in the background of the Niger coup is the role played by the biggest procurement scandal in the country's history – the diversion of nearly half the...
Vol 64 No 16 | NIGERWEST AFRICA A coup foretold but not averted 3rd August 2023 Facing harsh sanctions and military action by the Economic Community of West African States the junta is cracking down on its domestic foes The political class in Niamey and sundry intelligence sources had been speculating about the possibility of President Mohamed Bazoum's overthrow for months. There had been grumblings in the... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 16 | NIGER Cost of a coup 3rd August 2023 As General Abdourahamane Tchiani's putsch raises security concerns for Niger's neighbours, western governments and companies are assessing the risk to the operations. France's nuclear energy firm Orano operates...