NIGER: DUBIOUS COUP REPORTS AND MINE CLOSURES MARK FIRST EVER DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

   Fri, 09 April 2021

A brief shoot-out in Niger’s capital city just two days before its first ever democratic transition of power is likely to have been staged as a foiled coup to allow the government to curb opposition protests and crack down on dissent. Beyond growing insecurity and corruption allegations that have marred relations with donors, Niger was also recently reminded of its overdependence on crude oil and uranium exports that have driven record economic growth up until the pandemic and threaten to uproot recovery projections.

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