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Niger Journalist Moussa Kaka Feared Disappeared After Coup Attempt

Prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka vanished three days after a coup attempt, raising fears of forced disappearance.

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Moussa Kaka, a prominent Nigerien journalist and director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia, went missing on August 31 in Niamey after leaving his office around 7 p.m. [1] Moussa Kaka left his office in Niamey on Monday evening and has not arrived home, with relatives and colleagues unable to contact him. [2] Reporters Without Borders called for an investigation into the disappearance of Moussa Kaka, the director of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France International, days after a failed coup in Niger. [3] An attempted coup against Niger's junta occurred on August 29, when mutinous soldiers attacked strategic locations in the capital. [4] In October 2025, police in Niamey arrested Kaka and five other journalists for announcing a solidarity fund to support state security force operations. [5] The army, backed by Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces, retook control of the capital on August 30. [6] Moussa Kaka's disappearance comes after an attempted coup over the weekend that Niger said it shut down with military support from Russia. [7] Sadibou Marong, director of Reporters Without Borders' sub-Saharan Africa bureau, stated that the disappearance of a well-known journalist is particularly concerning given the heightened political and security tensions in Niger. [8]
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  1. Moussa Kaka, a prominent Nigerien journalist and director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia, went missing on August 31 in Niamey after leaving his office around 7 p.m. · hrw.org
  2. Moussa Kaka left his office in Niamey on Monday evening and has not arrived home, with relatives and colleagues unable to contact him. · allAfrica.comSouth Africa
  3. Reporters Without Borders called for an investigation into the disappearance of Moussa Kaka, the director of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France International, days after a failed coup in Niger. · allAfrica.comSouth Africa
  4. An attempted coup against Niger's junta occurred on August 29, when mutinous soldiers attacked strategic locations in the capital. · hrw.org
  5. In October 2025, police in Niamey arrested Kaka and five other journalists for announcing a solidarity fund to support state security force operations. · hrw.org
  6. The army, backed by Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces, retook control of the capital on August 30. · hrw.org
  7. Moussa Kaka's disappearance comes after an attempted coup over the weekend that Niger said it shut down with military support from Russia. · allAfrica.comSouth Africa
  8. Sadibou Marong, director of Reporters Without Borders' sub-Saharan Africa bureau, stated that the disappearance of a well-known journalist is particularly concerning given the heightened political and security tensions in Niger. · allAfrica.comSouth Africa
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