Vol 39 No 9 | NIGER Uglier turns 1st May 1998 Ambushed by civilian politicians, General Mai¨nassara starts to hit back Niamey's political violence took an uglier turn on 20 April when unidentified gunmen launched a professional-looking attack on the home of the coordinator of the opposition Front pour...
Vol 38 No 9 | NIGER All fall out 25th April 1997 A free-market Premier and an ex-military President have conflicting aims It is always difficult to satisfy both international donors and home-grown politicians. President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (known as IBM), a military man with lukewarm support, is finding out...
Vol 37 No 12 | NIGER Army in brief 7th June 1996 The army's taste of power was brief. General Ibrahim Barré Mainassara's coup of 27 January this year (AC Vol 37 No 3) will be swiftly followed by the...
Vol 37 No 12 | NIGER Army in brief 7th June 1996 The army's taste of power was brief. General Ibrahim Barré Mainassara's coup of 27 January this year will be swiftly followed by the presidential elections due (inconveniently for...
Vol 37 No 7 | NIGER Soldiers' schemes 29th March 1996 Western support for democracy is being tested by Niger's military rulers who seized power on 21 January. On 25 March, the European Union decided, against French pressure, to...
Vol 37 No 3 | NIGER The clocks go back 2nd February 1996 Africa's second coup of the year in Niamey had been brewing as long as its first in Freetown. Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Barré Mainassara, the former army Chief of...