Vol 51 No 21 | NIGER Coup-makers fall out 22nd October 2010 Having seized power in a relatively popular coup, vowed to hold elections and tackled a food crisis, Niger’s military junta, headed by Major Salou Djibo, looked to be...
Vol 51 No 19 | MALIMAURITANIANIGER Niger, Mauritania, Mali: the politics 24th September 2010 For Niger, the crisis with Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) comes as the military regime that overthrew President Mamadou Tandja last February approaches the return of...
Vol 51 No 10 | NIGER A food crisis foretold 14th May 2010 The Niamey junta is tinkering with its transition programme but it is better at handling a food emergency than the previous regime Aid workers have been warning for...
Vol 51 No 6 | NIGER Confusion after the coup 19th March 2010 The new military rulers promise an anti-corruption purge and elections but are thin on detail The 18 February coup was almost surgical and was popular with the many people who wanted President Mamadou Tandja ousted, but the follow-up appears more improvised and chaotic...
Vol 51 No 5 | NIGER A coup to stop a coup 5th March 2010 The officers who threw out President Tandja must quickly prove they’re serious about constitutional rule So far, Niamey’s new military leaders have played by the new-model putschists’ book. They ousted controversial President Mamadou Tandja on 18 February, then promised a rapid restoration of...
Vol 51 No 5 | NIGER Who's who in the Nigerien coup 5th March 2010 Salou Djibou, commander of the main armoured unit in Niamey, led the assault on the Presidency which culminated in the capture of President Mamadou Tandja and his ministers...
Vol 50 No 14 | NIGER President Tandja goes for a third term 10th July 2009 He may deny it but President Mamadou Tandja began the process of changing the constitution to prolong his mandate in December 2008 After decades of coups and assassinations, Nigeriens had hoped that President Mamadou Tandja would stabilise the country and peacefully hand over to his successor. Instead, he decided to...
Vol 50 No 14 | NIGERURANIUM Competition for Niger's uranium 10th July 2009 Niger is the world's third-largest uranium producer, extracting about 3,300 tonnes per year. Prices rose to US$55 per pound in June, up more than 35% since April; nuclear...
Vol 48 No 19 | NIGER Revolt in the desert 21st September 2007 As uranium, and maybe oil, raise hopes of income, northern Tuareg rebels have gone to war again Niger’s latest rebellion is getting worse, although President Mamadou Tandja refuses to acknowledge its existence (AC Vol 48 Nos 8 & 18). The recently formed Mouvement des Nigériens...
Vol 48 No 18 | NIGER Yellowcake rebellion 7th September 2007 President Mamadou Tandja has declared a state of alert in the north, the base of Niger's fast growing uranium industry, after attacks on key targets killed some 50...