Lamine Zeine’s precarious position under Niger’s military rule
In the unsteady landscape of military-led transitions, the line between trusted collaborator and potential adversary can dissolve with disturbing speed. In Niger, mounting signals surrounding Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine have reignited scrutiny over the fragile standing of civilian officials within a junta-dominated system.
Reliable sources within the transitional government’s inner circle report growing unease among the Prime Minister’s immediate associates. The catalyst? A sudden and conspicuous tightening of security protocols around the economist. His entire personal protection detail was replaced without prior notice, while even the most trusted visitors now face mandatory, systematic body searches. Though official statements attribute Lamine Zeine’s prolonged absence fro...
