# Niger Journalist Moussa Kaka Feared Disappeared After Coup Attempt

Prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka vanished three days after a coup attempt, raising fears of forced disappearance.

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Moussa Kaka, a prominent Nigerien journalist and director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia, went missing on August 31 in Niamey after leaving his office around 7 p.m. [^1]

Moussa Kaka left his office in Niamey on Monday evening and has not arrived home, with relatives and colleagues unable to contact him. [^2]

Reporters Without Borders called for an investigation into the disappearance of Moussa Kaka, the director of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France International, days after a failed coup in Niger. [^3]

An attempted coup against Niger's junta occurred on August 29, when mutinous soldiers attacked strategic locations in the capital. [^4]

In October 2025, police in Niamey arrested Kaka and five other journalists for announcing a solidarity fund to support state security force operations. [^5]

The army, backed by Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces, retook control of the capital on August 30. [^6]

Moussa Kaka's disappearance comes after an attempted coup over the weekend that Niger said it shut down with military support from Russia. [^7]

Sadibou Marong, director of Reporters Without Borders' sub-Saharan Africa bureau, stated that the disappearance of a well-known journalist is particularly concerning given the heightened political and security tensions in Niger. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Moussa Kaka, a prominent Nigerien journalist and director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia, went missing on August 31 in Niamey after leaving his office around 7 p.m. (hrw.org, News)
2. Moussa Kaka left his office in Niamey on Monday evening and has not arrived home, with relatives and colleagues unable to contact him. (allAfrica.com, News)
3. Reporters Without Borders called for an investigation into the disappearance of Moussa Kaka, the director of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France International, days after a failed coup in Niger. (allAfrica.com, News)
4. An attempted coup against Niger's junta occurred on August 29, when mutinous soldiers attacked strategic locations in the capital. (hrw.org, News)
5. In October 2025, police in Niamey arrested Kaka and five other journalists for announcing a solidarity fund to support state security force operations. (hrw.org, News)
6. The army, backed by Russian government-controlled Africa Corps forces, retook control of the capital on August 30. (hrw.org, News)
7. Moussa Kaka's disappearance comes after an attempted coup over the weekend that Niger said it shut down with military support from Russia. (allAfrica.com, News)
8. Sadibou Marong, director of Reporters Without Borders' sub-Saharan Africa bureau, stated that the disappearance of a well-known journalist is particularly concerning given the heightened political and security tensions in Niger. (allAfrica.com, News)

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