The testimony I listened to — before a judge sitting on a sheepskin rug, as cars, motorbikes and sheep passed by — could have been aired by annoyed wives in courtrooms, or living rooms, anywhere in the world.
Tag: Niger
A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa
Frustrated by their husbands’ inability to earn a living, and in a society where basic views on relationships have changed, women are asserting more control over their marriages.
Armed Men Kidnap 15 Girls in Southeastern Niger
About 50 gunmen seized the girls in a village about six miles from the town center, a local mayor said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
At War: A Letter to the Army: Don’t Punish the Man Who Led the Mission That Killed My Son
The father of one of the American soldiers killed in Niger last year writes a letter of support for the Army captain who led the fateful mission.