Vol 50 No 14 | NIGER President Tandja goes for a third term 10th July 2009 He may deny it but President Mamadou Tandja began the process of changing the constitution to prolong his mandate in December 2008 After decades of coups and assassinations, Nigeriens had hoped that President Mamadou Tandja would stabilise the country and peacefully hand over to his successor. Instead, he deci...
Vol 50 No 14 | NIGERURANIUM Competition for Niger's uranium 10th July 2009 Niger is the world's third-largest uranium producer, extracting about 3,300 tonnes per year. Prices rose to US$55 per pound in June, up more than 35% since April; nuclear power is ...
Vol 48 No 19 | NIGER Revolt in the desert 21st September 2007 As uranium, and maybe oil, raise hopes of income, northern Tuareg rebels have gone to war again Niger’s latest rebellion is getting worse, although President Mamadou Tandja refuses to acknowledge its existence (AC Vol 48 Nos 8 & 18). The recently formed Mouvement des Nigé...
Vol 48 No 18 | NIGER Yellowcake rebellion 7th September 2007 President Mamadou Tandja has declared a state of alert in the north, the base of Niger's fast growing uranium industry, after attacks on key targets killed some 50 government soldi...
Vol 48 No 8 | GABONNIGER Areva in hot water 13th April 2007 The war of words between two non-governmental agencies and French nuclear energy company AREVA escalated last week, with public accusations of malpractice in the extraction of uran...
Vol 47 No 2 | NIGERSAHARA 'Drowning season' 20th January 2006 While Europe strives to keep out African would-be migrants, Algeria and, increasingly, Libya daily dump hundreds of them, penniless, south across the border into Niger. The Europea...
Vol 46 No 22 | NIGERUNITED STATES Explosive uranium 4th November 2005 Niger is at the centre of a row over intelligence used to justify the United States' invasion of Iraq and the deepening personal battle between President George W. Bush's White Hou...
Vol 46 No 17 | NIGERSAHEL Blaming each other 26th August 2005 Everyone was warned about the food crisis but politicians ignored it Quarrels between aid agencies, politicians and United Nations organisations continue as Niger 's people starve. As UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Niamey for talks with ...
Vol 42 No 8 | NIGER Starting from scratch 20th April 2001 A new democracy, an empty treasury and a hollow economy Niger has calmed down since the elections of November 1999 put it back on the road to democracy, after several turbulent years. Politics were stabilised by the 59.9 per cent vote f...
Vol 41 No 2 | NIGERAFRICA Rallying 21st January 2000 The much hyped, much criticised, trans-Saharan car race, the Dakar-Cairo Rally (still called Paris-Dakar), won huge but costly publicity when, instead of for the first time driving...