Niger frees journalist Serge Mathurin Adou after two years in prison
Adou, a Nigerien-Ivorian journalist, was released on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after being convicted of endangering state security.
Niger released journalist Serge Mathurin Adou on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after two years in prison. He had been convicted of endangering state security, a charge linked to accusations made from neighbouring Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso, Niger's Sahelian ally, had claimed after a terrorist attack there that Adou was involved in a destabilisation plot coordinated by former president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, with help from Burkinabe soldiers and ministers. Adou, a Nigerien-Ivorian journalist, had been sentenced to two years in prison in November 2025 in the case.
Jeune Afrique reported the release on November 11, 2026, the same day it took place.