Niger
Coup leader Tchiani keeps tabs on fellow junta members

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