Algeria says its coastguard fired warning shots before killing jetski riders
Defence ministry releases its version of events five days after two dual French-Moroccan men were shot dead on entering Algerian waters Algeria’s defence ministry has...
Category : France
Thousands rally in Niger seeking withdrawal of French troops
Demonstrators gather near base housing French soldiers as military junta accuses Paris of interference Thousands of protesters rallied in Niger’s capital Niamey to call for...
Niger coup leaders give French ambassador 48 hours to leave country
The ultimatum was rejected by France’s foreign ministry, which said it did not recognise the junta’s authority Niger’s junta said on Friday it had ordered...
African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention
AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action The African Union (AU) appears to have left...
Niger closes airspace as deadline to reinstate president passes
Armed forces stand ready, says junta representative, as west African country defies threat of military intervention by regional bloc Niger closed its airspace on Sunday...
Military intervention in Niger is ‘last resort’, says west African bloc
Defence chiefs demand reinstatement of president after coup, which triggered exodus of foreign nationals Defence chiefs from west Africa’s regional political and security bloc have...
France to evacuate European citizens from Niger after coup
Decision comes after junta accused France of plotting to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum France has said it will immediately begin evacuating its citizens and other Europeans...
Niger coup leaders accuse France of plotting military intervention
Junta that seized power claims Paris is aiming to reinstate deposed president as regional tensions grow The military junta that seized power in Niger has...
Ex-Rwandan military policeman found guilty of genocide by Paris court
Philippe Hategekimana also convicted of crimes against humanity relating to mass killings in 1994 A Paris court has found a former Rwandan military policeman guilty...
Paris finance reforms could untie poor countries’ hands in climate crisis
Changes to the World Bank could unlock developing states access to loans and to the means of staving off disaster The Netherlands has almost the...
