Vol 63 No 20 | NIGERSENEGAL Frank Timis, eco-warrior 6th October 2022 Australian-Romanian businessman Frank Timis, a veteran of stock exchange fraud and corruption scandals, is charging into agriculture, snapping up vast landholdings in Senegal and on the desert's edge...
Vol 63 No 5 | NIGER Bazoum prepares to fight on two fronts 2nd March 2022 The President is welcoming European troops expelled from Mali while using development projects to counter anti-French sentiment Among the leaders in the Sahel, President Mohamed Bazoum faces the widest array of opponents from local activists hostile to France's presence to the jihadist insurgents trying to...
Vol 63 No 5 | NIGERSAHEL Terrorisme sans frontières 2nd March 2022 The relocation of European troops from Mali to Niger holds political risks for President Bazoum but may avert a wider security breakdown Geography helps explain why President Mohamed Bazoum overcame his initial reluctance to host European and French troops after they were expelled from Mali this month. Bazoum understood how...