Vol 57 No 7 | NIGER Issoufou woos 1st April 2016 From the lofty vantage point of his 92.5% victory in the presidential election on 20 March, President Mahamadou Issoufou is offering opposition members government places. Having boycotted the...
Vol 57 No 5 | NIGER Knock-out in two 4th March 2016 President Mahamadou Issoufou approaches the 20 March second round of the presidential election all but certain of a victorious outcome. He fell short of his loudly proclaimed intention...
Vol 57 No 2 | NIGER The campaign gaol trail 22nd January 2016 Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou, in custody since November charged with child-trafficking, is set to contest the presidential election from his cell after being denied bail on appeal....
Vol 57 No 1 | NIGER Issoufou the insouciant 8th January 2016 The Islamist threat secures foreign support but the President is courting danger by ignoring widespread discontent The coming presidential election in February and March dominates all political calculations in Niamey at the moment. At least half a dozen candidates are already in the running,...
Vol 55 No 7 | NIGER Issoufou’s Sahel agenda 4th April 2014 Amid diplomatic discord and tough trade talks in Brussels, Niger’s President adeptly pushed for his government’s policies and interests In spite of the testy relations between some African politicians and Europe, President Mahamadou Issoufou has cultivated strong support from top officials in Brussels and Paris. Indeed, as...
Vol 55 No 4 | NIGER Isolation threatens Issoufou 21st February 2014 A big rally to back President Issoufou has done little to dispel dissatisfaction with living conditions and corruption He was feted as a reformer after winning the 2011 election that reversed the 2010 coup and seen as a beacon of stability during the Mali crisis (AC...
Vol 54 No 22 | NIGERFRANCE Ransom? Moi? 31st October 2013 Delight at the safe release of French hostages Thierry Dol, Marc Féret, Daniel Larribe and Pierre Legrand on 29 October was dampened by suggestions that President François Hollande’s...
Vol 54 No 13 | NIGER Attack dents Niger’s image 19th June 2013 The jihadist challenge is increasing and some militants seem to have friends inside the regime Jihadists launched an abortive attempt to break into a gendarmerie base in Niamey on 11 June. Alert guards chased away the small group of assailants and suffered no...
Vol 54 No 12 | NIGER After Mali, Niger 7th June 2013 Bombings at Arlit and Agadez and a gaol break expose security problems The aftermath of the suicide attacks on a French company and a military barracks on 23 May will test Niger’s security forces. With almost half of its military...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 1 | NIGERCHINABRIEFING Refinery causes more government headaches 30th October 2012 Faced with difficult negotiations with its Chinese partners and the seemingly implacable demands of the population, the Nigerien government admitted in mid-October that the Chinese-built Société de Raffinage...