Niger : New intelligence chief Souleymane Balla-Arabé faces steep studying curve

He was removed from being probably the most high-profile officer within the Forces Armées Nigériennes (FAN), however on 31 July Lieutenant Colonel Souleymane Balla-Arabé was appointed by decree by President Abdourahamane Tchiani as head of the much-feared exterior intelligence company, the Route Générale de la Documentation et de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGDSE). He changed former police commissioner Rabiou Daddy Gaoh, aka “Jet Lee”, who was near Mohamed Bazoum, the president ousted in