The national director of the BCEAO for Niger Maman Laouali Abdou Rafa was released in the afternoon of Saturday, November 4. The latter was arrested a few days ago

The BCEAO national director for Niger has been arrested for the second time since the coup d'état of 26 July 2023 and the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Niger by the ECOWAS heads of state. He was arrested on 31 October last year while he was at his office preparing for a trip outside that lasted more than 72 hours. BCEAO confirmed the arrest of the national director in a statement published last Friday while indicating that the

noted that Maman Laouali Abdou Rafa, a central bank executive, held several positions in the services of the Nigerian government, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economy and Finance before his appointment as National Director of BCEAO Niger.