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Legal uncertainty surrounding diaspora MPs' election

More than two years after the legislative elections, the five MPs for Nigeriens abroad have still not been elected. The case is expected to be referred to the Constitutional Court. [...]

Published on 31/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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China's Nuctech bids for deal to supply Niger with border control equipment

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré walking on a knife edge

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré (C), parades in the streets of Ouagadougou and hails the cheering crowd. Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on October 5, 2022, according to an official statement.

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Bazoum struggles to emancipate himself from predecessor Issoufou

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Former Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and his successor Mohamed Bazoum.

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Ex-president Salou Djibo prepares his comeback

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Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

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New Nigerien interior minister Alkache Alhada.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Niger
Legal uncertainty surrounding diaspora MPs' election

Niger
China's Nuctech bids for deal to supply Niger with border control equipment

Burkina Faso
Captain Ibrahim Traoré walking on a knife edge

Spotlight | Niger
Bazoum struggles to emancipate himself from predecessor Issoufou

Niger
Ex-president Salou Djibo prepares his comeback

France, Niger
Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials