Belinda O'Donnell
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 06:13
The rise of ISIS, al Qaeda, and Boko Haram has turned Niger from a backwater into a key U.S. counterterrorism partner. So why is it becoming more authoritarian?
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 06:11
Niger’s rising star as a bastion of regional security has gone hand in hand with the erosion of democracy there. The upward trend in security spending, coupled with the lack of progress on fighting poverty, has disappointed many Nigeriens.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:29
United States Special Forces launched a helicopter raid on an Al Shabaab controlled-town on Tuesday, just days after a US airstrike killed 150 suspected Al Shabaab fighters on Saturday. These operations are likely to have caused more fatalities in one week than all known US counter terror strikes in Somalia over the last nine years combined.