Anfani FM is a privately operated radio network in

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, Anfani also has stations in the regional centers of Maradi,

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, Birni Nkonni, and

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History and content

Founded by newspaper journalist Grémah Boucar as an offshoot of his '' Anfani'' print news weekly, Radio Anfani (FM 100 MHz) in Niamey was one of Niger's first non-governmental broadcasters. Anfani was shut several times in the 1990s by the government of Col.

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer and diplomat in Niger who ruled the country from his seizure of power in 1996 until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999. Baré Maïn ...

. Since the return of civilian rule in 1999, Anfani FM journalists have faced arrest and government sanctions related to their reporting on a number of occasions. Anfani provided access to the airways for opposition politicians during the military regime, and continues to broadcast domestic news in French, Hausa, Djerma, and other regional languages. The station also rebroadcasts the

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and

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news. While private, Anfani has previously received grants from the United States government, through the

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Stations

Anfani broadcasts with transmitters of 1.5 kW based in

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, Maradi, Birni Nkonni,

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and

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References

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International Press Institute, 3 May 2000.
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