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Issoufou’s € 30 million new toy

Controversy is raging in Niger over the "Mont Gebroun", Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou's new plane. West Africa Newsletter reveals the jet’s route to the presidential palace. [...] (255 words)

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Issoufou sticks to guns on Imouraren

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