Niamey, Oct 20 (IANS) Niger’s military junta, which seized power following a coup in July, said that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape from custody with his family, cooks… Read More
Niger’s military rulers said they had foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape their custody on Thursday.
The interim authorit… Read More
Niger's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum has been detained for 80 days with his wife and son. He refuses to resign and hopes to win his case in court. He is held in his residence without ele… Read More
France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July’s military coup.
Nearly… Read More
Former Niger Prime Minister Hama Amadou, a fierce rival of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, returned to the country after more than two years in France, AFP learned Tuesday from his entoura… Read More
The withdrawal of French troops from Niger begins this week as it was announced by the Ministry of Defense of the Fifth Republic last Thursday. It is clearly a diplomatic success for the Nig… Read More
The federal government declares three days of nationwide mourning following the assault by suspected armed teams.
At the least 29 troopers have been killed in an assault in western Nige… Read More
France’s ambassador to Niger left the capital Niamey early Wednesday, a French diplomatic source and a Nigerien government source said, after weeks of the post-coup military leaders in… Read More
Mali has said it “will not stand idly by” if foreign governments intervene in neighouring Niger, Bamako’s top diplomat warned the United Nations on Saturday, after bot… Read More