France has decided to withdraw its ambassador and military contingent from coup-hit Niger over the coming months, President Emanuel Macron announced Sunday. Macron’s decision, welcomed…
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Nigerien protesters have turned up in their thousands to demand former colonial power France withdraw its troops from the country. Thousands rallied in Niger’s capital…
Leader of the Nigerien military junta Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani issued warning against foreign intervention while pushing forward a transitional government that would remain in power…
Ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum may face trial for “high treason” after the country’s military junta vowed to prosecute him late Sunday. The military regime…
Niger’s military junta appears to have gained an upper hand over the West African regional bloc ECOWAS a week after a deadline passed for mutinous…
The coup crisis in Niger deepened Friday amid growing concerns for the detained president and warnings of military intervention from West African leaders. The European…
On July 26, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by a guard regiment led by Abdourahmane (Omar) Tchiani. The next day, after the coup statement…
Niger’s military junta that seized power two weeks ago named a new Cabinet and barred most international mediators from the country, in a likely attempt…
Turkish citizens, who remained in the country because of the closure of airspace after the military coup that took place in Niger on July 26,…
Niger’s military junta closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of planning an invasion, as it defied an ultimatum to reinstate the ousted president.…