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OCCP (© 2023 Afriquinfos)-As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West African nation of Niger went on a U.S.-backed military spending spree that totaled about US$1 billion between 2011 and 2019. But almost a third of that money was funnelled into inflated international arms deals – seemingly designed to…
Niger ‘scandal of the century’ exposed in FinCEN Files sparks lawsuit demanding action Publisher Moussa Aksar was targeted as his reporting on millions in disappearing defense spending was submitted in a request to force a government inquiry. Journalist Moussa Aksar stands at the entrance to his newspaper, L’Evenement, in Niger. English front companies allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, in a military procurement scandal that has engulfed the country and sparked lawsuits. Last year, journalists in Niger obtained a confidential ...