Niger's Junta Marks Three Years Amid Rising Violence and Lost Freedoms
Former ambassador Kiari Liman-Tinguiri says oil growth has not halted attacks or the crackdown on parties, media and civil society.
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A year and a half after his arrest in Libya, Nigerien rebel leader Mahmoud Salah is free. Re-equipped by Haftar's clan, he has announced the relaunch of his Patriotic Liberation Front's armed struggle against the junta in power in Niamey.
Niger's Junta Marks Three Years Amid Rising Violence and Lost Freedoms
Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ambassador Kiari Liman-Tinguiri tells RFI.
Niger’s junta marks three years amid rising violence and lost freedoms
Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ambassador Kiari Liman-Tinguiri tells RFI.
Three years ago a coup put an end to Mohamed Bazoum's presidency. Since then, the fallen president's lawyers continue to demand his release. The military junta's security record has been mixed.
Since the coup of July 26, 2023, former Nigerien leader Mohamed Bazoum and his wife Khadija have been held within the presidential palace. In an opinion piece published in Le Monde, their five children appealed to the international community to intervene and secure their release.
It's déjà vu all over again. General Abdourahmane Tiani's interviews with Niger's Radio and Television (RTN) are all too similar. Like intelligence reports, they reiterate the same themes: the attacks on Niamey's Hamani Diory airport and the raids on several towns in the Tillabéri region. Each time, the Bonapartist (a label to be confined to...
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