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From Our Own Correspondent: Niger: After the Coup

Niger: After the Coup

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Niger: After the Coup

Niamey, once a bulwark against instability in West Africa, heralds a new era.

Our correspondent visits Niamey, the capital of Niger, and witnesses the changes underway as the country adapts to life under military rule.

Kate Adie presents stories from Niger, Syria, Portugal, Costa Rica and the US.

French President, Emmanuel Macron announced he is withdrawing French troops from Niger, once seen as a key ally in the fight against jihadists in the Sahel, and withdrew his ambassador. Meanwhile, in Niamey, people are adjusting to life under military rule after the coup in July. Mayeni Jones recounts her recent visit there.

Thousands of people have gone missing or been detained since the Syrian protests began in 2011, which escalated into a brutal civil war. Lina Sinjab spoke to people in Lebanon and Istanbul about their attempts to find out information about their relatives, often involving vast sums of money.

Portugal has for the last twenty years taken a softer approach to narcotics than other countries across the world, which impose tough penalties for the production, distribution and the consumption of substances such as heroin and cocaine. It's no longer a crime to possess drugs there for personal use. James Cook visits the city of Porto to find out what this means in practice.

Costa Rica is known for its high-quality coffee, which is grown in the mountainous regions of the Central American country. But it has traditionally been a male-dominated industry there. Matilda Welin visited a farm to meet one of the emerging group of female growers to hear how things are changing.

And as Republican debates get into full swing for the presidential candidacy, and an imminent US budget shutdown looms, Gary O'Donoghue reports on another flashpoint which has diverted attention from other matters of state: the Senate's dress code.

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