Niger’s new government “is a blessing for us farmers”
From the small peasants to farmers with relatively large land-holding, Niger’s farming community explains to Peoples Dispatch why they support the popular anti-France military government.
Niger resists in the crosshairs of sanctions and climate catastrophe
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already crippled by sanctions.
France’s persecution of Pan-Africanist Kemi Seba
The prominent Pan-Africanist activist was apprehended and interrogated by the French counter-terrorism and counter-espionage agency on October 14.
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger weeks after Sahel states announce withdrawal from bloc
The West African bloc has lifted a majority of the sweeping sanctions it had imposed on Niger, including border closures and a freezing of state assets. The move followed soon after Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their withdrawal from ECOWAS after forming the Alliance of Sahel States
ECOWAS to hold talks with Niger as Sahel states move to expand ties
The West African regional bloc has decided to negotiate with Niamey for a “short transition roadmap” that can potentially lift sweeping economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, is strengthening regional integration
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