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Niger
Issoufou wants convictions after uncertain putsch

President Mahamadou Issoufou has instructed the Niamey military court to try those behind an attempted coup in December. But the probe has yet to untangle exactly what happened. [...]

Published on 10/02/2016 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DGDSE
Hama Amadou
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Lawel Chekou Kore
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Salifou Wakasso
Seyni Mereda
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Souleymane Salou still in Issoufou’s sights

Air force division general Souleymane Salou, 62, who was arrested at the end of 2015 for an alleged coup attempt, [...]

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Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou’s Soviet-style reelection bodes ill

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou is entering a minefield. Recently reelected with a Soviet-style 92% of the votes in a run-off that was boycotted by the opposition, Issoufou was inaugurated for another five-year term on April 2 in the presence of [.

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Salif Diallo and the two first ladies of Niger

Salif Diallo, who was appointed speaker of Burkina Faso’s parliament on December 30, displayed his continued strong ties to Niger [...]

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Niger
Issoufou’s securocrats foil putsch attempt

Niger’s intelligence services proved their mettle last month by foiling a bid to overthow President Mahamadou Issoufou.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2016

Niger
Economy harms Issoufou's electoral hopes

Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou is eyeing another term of office in 2016 but he'll have to gloss over his calamitous record on the economy.

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Niger
Amadou Boubacar Cisse campaigns against Issoufou in France

Amadou Boubacar Cisse met a number of French officials during a visit to Paris at the end of October. The [...]

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Niger
Issoufou dons fatigues to tackle Boko Haram

Niger’s fight against the Islamist movement Boko Haram has mobilised the population and has turned into a test for President Mahamadou Issoufou.

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Niger
Issoufou pours oil on the flames

The unprecedented violence which broke out after Mahamadou Issoufou took part in the historic Charlie Hebdo march on January 11 [...]

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Niger
Issoufou sticks to guns on Imouraren

The deal signed by the government of Niger and Areva in Niamey on May 26 calls for the establishment of a joint strategic committee to decide when the Imouraren unranium mine goes into production.

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Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou-Amadou: Who'll finish off the other?

With two years to go before the next presidential election, the showdown between Mahamadou Issoufou, who seeks re-election, and his former ally and now staunch enemy Hama Amadou has finally begun. Issoufou accuses Amadou of wanting to create conditions conducive [.

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Military miffed at Mahamadou

There is no love lost between Mahamadou Issoufou and Niger’s military top brass, who are irked at being left out of crucial decision-making on defence.

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Niger
Issoufou rebuilds his inner circle

In difficulty internally and externally, Niger’s president, Mahamadou Issoufou, has discreetly strengthened his team of close collaborators. The position to date.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Niger
Issoufou wants convictions after uncertain putsch

Niger
Souleymane Salou still in Issoufou’s sights

Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou’s Soviet-style reelection bodes ill

Burkina Faso
Salif Diallo and the two first ladies of Niger

Niger
Issoufou’s securocrats foil putsch attempt

Niger
Economy harms Issoufou's electoral hopes

Niger
Amadou Boubacar Cisse campaigns against Issoufou in France

Niger
Issoufou dons fatigues to tackle Boko Haram

Niger
Issoufou pours oil on the flames

Niger
Issoufou sticks to guns on Imouraren

Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou-Amadou: Who'll finish off the other?

Niger
Military miffed at Mahamadou

Niger
Issoufou rebuilds his inner circle