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Junta turns away three French gendarmes at Niamey airport

On 21 October, Nigerien authorities denied entry to three French gendarmes who were due to report for duty at the French embassy in Niamey.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2023

Inner circle
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

Abdourahmane Tchiani and other army commanders in Niamey, Niger, on 28 July 2023. © Balima Boureima / Anadolu Agency

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2023

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna. © Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.10.2023

Niger's new oil boss Mahaman Moustapha Barké to attend AEW in Cape Town

In a move aimed at reassuring potential investors unsettled by the July coup, Niger's new minister of petroleum Mahaman Moustapha Barké is preparing to visit next week's Africa Energy Week in South Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 10.10.2023

ECOWAS irked by US and Algerian mediation efforts

US attempts to mediate between ECOWAS and the Nigerien junta have irritated some west African countries. A situation that has not been helped by parallel efforts by Algeria.

Free access Diplomacy 05.10.2023

How Bazoum's inner circle deprived junta of telecoms surveillance system

Burnt cars in front of the headquarters of the Parti nigérien pour la démocratie et le socialisme (Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism) of the deposed president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey on 19 September 2023. © AFP

Subscribers only Defence 29.09.2023

Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

The junta’s spokesman took part in the Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World organised in Doha on 25 on 26 September by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.09.2023

Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Private investors are impatient for the new electricity code legislation to be ratified by parliament before the end of this year. However, the military coup makes its future uncertain.

Subscribers only Energy 26.09.2023

Talon seeks to reassure Xi Jinping over CNPC-Agadem pipeline

The fate of the export pipeline for CNPC's crude, one of the most important potential sources of revenue for the new junta in Niamey, now lies in the hands of Patrice Talon in neighbouring Benin.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 25.09.2023

Patrice Talon and Xi Jinping in Beijing on 1 September 2023.

Coup leader Tchiani keeps tabs on fellow junta members

With distrust rife with the junta, its leader has taken control of the technical hub of the external intelligence service, complete with its eavesdropping technology.

Subscribers only Defence 22.09.2023

Image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel, on 19 August 2023, of General Abdourahamane Tiani reading a statement on national television.

Spotlight
Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal's shrinking business empire in Niger

Even before the July coup that ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, the lucrative businesses of Nigerian businessman Alhaji Dahiru Mangal had begun to falter. He was particularly involved in the oil trade and the transport of pilgrims to Mecca.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 20.09.2023

Niger's junta and Bazoum fight for right to be represented at UN General Assembly

As the debates at the United Nations' annual summit get underway, the institution is having to deal with the war being waged behind the scenes between Niger's junta government and that of former president Mohamed Bazoum over who will be represented at the event.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.09.2023

Mohamed Bazoum, during the previous United Nations General Assembly, in September 2022.

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Several heads of state from ECOWAS are preparing to travel to New York at the end of the month to attend the next United Nations General Assembly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

In Focus
Niger junta deploys propaganda machine to win popular support

The Niger junta has set up a propaganda machine to rally support among the population in the face of hostility from the West and the regional ECOWAS bloc. To achieve this, it forged alliances with figures hostile to France and the regional organisation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.09.2023

From left to right: Maïkoul Zodi, coordinator of the Niamey office of the TLP movement; the transition president, Abdourhamane Tchiani; Abdoulaye Seydou, coordinator of the M62; and General Salifou Modi.

Opposition leader Hama Amadou in talks to return to Niamey

An opponent of Mahamadou Issoufou and then Mohamed Bazoum, Hama Amadou intends to take advantage of the 26 July coup to return to Niger.

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2023

An election propaganda panel in favour of Hama Amadou, in Niamey, 16 February 2016.

Paris paves the way for its ambassador to head home

In office since September 2022, the French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, could soon be returning to France.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.09.2023

UN dashes Niger junta PM's plan to attend General Assembly

Niger's junta-appointed prime minister Ali Lamine Zeine, who informed the United Nations that he intended to travel to New York to take part in its General Assembly, has had his plan quashed by the organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2023

How Paris is negotiating the partial withdrawal of its troops

Since August, the head of the French Forces in the Sahel and the chief of staff of Niger's army, Moussa Salaou Barmou, have been holding confidential talks about how the first French troops might be withdrawn.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.09.2023

Niger coup: international solar energy conference forced to look for another venue

Niger's new energy minister is not ready to host the country's first International Solar Energy Conference in October as planned. The organisers are hoping to maintain the event but are looking for an alternative venue.

Subscribers only Energy 04.09.2023

ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace

The closure of Niger's airspace after the country’s coup has severely affected the revenues of Africa's air traffic control body ASECNA, whose boss Mohammed Moussa has slashed employee benefits in a bid to offset the losses.

Subscribers only Business 01.09.2023

Spotlight
Why Niger coup leaves China's CNPC with cause for optimism

For executives at the Chinese state-owned company CNPC, Niger's new regime is not necessarily bad for business. The oil major now hopes to make swift and cost-effective progress on certain thorny issues dating back to the Bazoum era.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2023

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Former Chadian agriculture minister Djimet Adoum, who has been at the helm of the Coalition for the Sahel since 2021, is preparing to hand over to former Mauritanian foreign minister Hamadi Ould Meimou.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.08.2023

Coup in Niger: tug-of-war over presidential Boeing

The future of Niger's presidential plane, currently stationed in Basel for maintenance, is yet another point of contention between General Abdourahamane Tchiani and President Mohamed Bazoum's entourage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2023

Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

Imports bound for Chad have been blocked in Benin since Niger's borders were shut after the recent coup there. This means Chad has lost a fourth major trade route - after conflict in Libya and in Sudan stopped the flow of goods - and it is now planning to boost its Cameroonian channel.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 25.08.2023

New oil minister ponders options for exporting CNPC crude

With Benin supporting a military intervention by ECOWAS, the Nigerien junta is looking at alternative export avenues for the crude produced by China National Petroleum Corp. All options, even the most unlikely, are on the table.

Subscribers only Energy 22.08.2023

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Niger

Junta turns away three French gendarmes at Niamey airport

Inner circle
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

Niger's new oil boss Mahaman Moustapha Barké to attend AEW in Cape Town

ECOWAS irked by US and Algerian mediation efforts

How Bazoum's inner circle deprived junta of telecoms surveillance system

Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Talon seeks to reassure Xi Jinping over CNPC-Agadem pipeline

Coup leader Tchiani keeps tabs on fellow junta members

Spotlight
Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal's shrinking business empire in Niger

Niger's junta and Bazoum fight for right to be represented at UN General Assembly

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

In Focus
Niger junta deploys propaganda machine to win popular support

Opposition leader Hama Amadou in talks to return to Niamey

Paris paves the way for its ambassador to head home

UN dashes Niger junta PM's plan to attend General Assembly

How Paris is negotiating the partial withdrawal of its troops

Niger coup: international solar energy conference forced to look for another venue

ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace

Spotlight
Why Niger coup leaves China's CNPC with cause for optimism

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Coup in Niger: tug-of-war over presidential Boeing

Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

New oil minister ponders options for exporting CNPC crude

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Junta turns away three French gendarmes at Niamey airport

Inner circle New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

Niger's new oil boss Mahaman Moustapha Barké to attend AEW in Cape Town

ECOWAS irked by US and Algerian mediation efforts

How Bazoum's inner circle deprived junta of telecoms surveillance system

Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Talon seeks to reassure Xi Jinping over CNPC-Agadem pipeline

Coup leader Tchiani keeps tabs on fellow junta members

Spotlight Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal's shrinking business empire in Niger

Niger's junta and Bazoum fight for right to be represented at UN General Assembly

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

In Focus Niger junta deploys propaganda machine to win popular support

Opposition leader Hama Amadou in talks to return to Niamey

Paris paves the way for its ambassador to head home

UN dashes Niger junta PM's plan to attend General Assembly

How Paris is negotiating the partial withdrawal of its troops

Niger coup: international solar energy conference forced to look for another venue

ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace

Spotlight Why Niger coup leaves China's CNPC with cause for optimism

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Coup in Niger: tug-of-war over presidential Boeing

Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

New oil minister ponders options for exporting CNPC crude

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Inner circle
New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep learning curve

Spotlight
Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal's shrinking business empire in Niger

In Focus
Niger junta deploys propaganda machine to win popular support

Spotlight
Why Niger coup leaves China's CNPC with cause for optimism