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Junta's third in command weakened by visa trafficking case

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General Mohamed Toumba in Niamey, 4 September 2023.
General Mohamed Toumba in Niamey, 4 September 2023. © AFP

Minister of the interior since the coup d'état of 26 July 2023, the powerful General Mohamed Toumba has, over recent weeks, found himself involved in a highly sensitive case involving his wife. She is suspected of orchestrating a vast illicit market for residence permits between West Africa and Europe.

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