Authorities in Niger arrest five journalists

Authorities in Niger have arrested five journalists in the latest sign of political tension ahead of elections in February in which President Issoufou Mahamadou will seek a second five-year term. Tensions were raised on Nov. 14 when opposition leader Hama Amadou flew back to the country and was arrested. Press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday that Souleymane Salha, publisher of private weekly Le Courrier, was arrested on Monday over a story criticizing the deputy police