How a designer is using fashion to show the beauty of Niger Alia Bare, who has lived in Senegal and India, showcased a collection inspired by her life in Africa and beyond . AP.

Niger is one of the world’s poorest countries and receives hundreds of millions of dollars each year in assistance. “Niger has suffered too much under French orders.

On July 26, as a military coup was underway in the West African nation of Niger, the airwaves of Télé Sahel, the state television station, filled with upbeat music videos praising the military.