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...
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First image of Niger’s ousted president appears online
Mohamed Bazoum, pictured with president of Chad, believed to be being held at presidential residence The first image of Niger’s ousted president has been published...
West African nations demand reinstatement of Niger president after coup
Bloc issues ultimatum authorising potential use of force if Mohamed Bazoum is not released within week A powerful bloc of west African states has suspended...
Niger coup leaders warn against military intervention as west African leaders set to meet
Heads of state will meet in Nigeria on Sunday where they will decide on further actions to pressure army leaders to restore constitutional order Military...
Niger coup: US offers ‘unflagging’ support to ousted leader as sanctions threatened
UN, US and France all call for a return to order after Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new head of state The United States...
Army backs coup as Niger president vows to protect democratic gains
Reports Mohamed Bazoum being held by plotters, who earlier announced suspension of all state institutions Niger’s military leadership has thrown its weight behind a coup...
Armed troops blockade presidential palace in Niger
President Mohamed Bazoum ‘safe and well’ as source describes move as ‘fit of temper’ by elite troops Armed troops have blockaded the presidential palace in...
US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa
Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in Niger A US aid worker and a French...
German aid worker freed after kidnapping in Niger four years ago
63-year-old Joerg Lange’s employer, humanitarian organisation Help, did not say how release secured A 63-year-old German aid worker, Joerg Lange, has been freed more than...
Devastating floods in Nigeria were 80 times more likely because of climate crisis
Stark findings add pressure on Cop27 negotiators to deliver meaningful funding to vulnerable countries The heavy rain behind recent devastating flooding in Nigeria, Niger and...
