Less than a month after being sworn in, Benin’s new President, Romuald Wadagni has met with Niger’s junta leader Abdourahmane Tiani and negotiated the reopening of their common...

Gunfire around Niamey’s airport on 18 June – the second militant assault on the facility in six months – has sharpened the urgency of a diplomatic opening between...

As Romuald Wadagni approaches presidential election day on 12 April, abstentions pose the greatest threat to his hopes of securing a decisive mandate. With the main opposition...