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Le Républicain

Founder(s)	Maman Abou
Founded	1991
Language	French
City	Niamey
Country	Niger

Le Républicain is a French-language weekly newspaper in the Nigerien capital of Niamey. The newspaper is published every Thursday, and run from offices at the Place du Petit Marché, Niamey. Le Républicain was founded in 1991, with the relaxing of media laws, by Maman Abou, a computer technician and political organiser. The newspaper is independent of the government, and was often highly critical of President of Niger Tandja Mamadou. The newspaper continues to be owned and operated by Maman Abou, who also owns Niger's largest independent publishing house. An online version launched in 1999.

See also

• Media of Niger

References

1. A crusading publisher pushes Niger's limits. Jennifer Margulis, The Christian Science Monitor, April 17, 2007.
2. "Le Republicain". Bamako2000.org (in French). Archived from the original on 24 August 2000.

• ReliefWeb:Le Républicain (2009).
• African Development Info Database: Le Republicain Newspaper.
• http://www.republicain-niger.com: Official site

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