Reporting, analysis, vision & strategy bearing on or emanating from Niger.
On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States…
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that have devastated…
āDear African leaders, hear my burning question / Why does your ear only heed France and America?ā begins the opening title track…
Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Nigerās ruling junta, took to…
On July 26, 2023, Nigerās presidential guard moved against the sitting presidentāMohamed BazoumāandĀ conductedĀ a coup dāĆ©tat. A brief contest among the various armed…
Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African…
Below is a collection of statements by African socialists on the recent coup in Niger. This includes statements by: Socialist Labour (Nigeria),…
Conveying the essence of slavery to those ensnared within its clutches, with the intent of liberating them from its bonds, is a…
On July 26, a splinter faction of the Niger military overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, confining him to the presidential palace. While telecommunications…
At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guardĀ detainedĀ President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier…
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