Business
$203 million for Niger, $2.2 billion for Senegal: IMF deals explained
Two neighbours, two very different programmes under the same name. What an Extended Credit Facility is, and why the sums differ tenfold.
West Africa
Niger
The latest news from Niger: politics, business, technology, culture, sport and more.
Politics
Niger admits holding journalist missing since August
Moussa Kaka vanished in Niamey on 31 August. The justice minister has now said he is detained, without saying on what charge.
Diaspora
France expels two Nigerien intelligence officers
The pair worked at Niger's embassy in Paris. One was suspected of watching exiled opponents of the junta, Le Monde reports.
Business
Niger and the IMF agree a new $203 million programme
The 38-month deal still needs approval by the fund's board. The IMF expects Niger's economy to grow by about 7% this year.
Politics
Prosecutors in Niger seek five years for a lawyer over a Facebook post
Human Rights Watch says the case, and the unexplained detention of a veteran journalist, show the military government tightening its hold on what can be said.
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