Foreign nationals stood in a queue outside an airport in Niger’s capital on Wednesday morning, waiting for a French military evacuation flight. This comes as regional talks continue about the …
France is making preparations to evacuate French and European nationals from Niger in response to a military coup that has gained backing from three other West African countries. The French …
Canada has expressed its condemnation of the coup d’état in Niger but has not yet joined other countries in threatening to cut aid to the West African nation. The Canadian …
West African nations have given the leaders of Niger’s coup one week to reinstate the democratically elected president or face the threat of force. The announcement was made at an …
By Sam Mednick | Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the …
By Sam Mednick | Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized …
People in Niger awoke to a divided country Thursday after mutinous soldiers claimed to have ousted the president. But the government said it will never accept their rule and has …
Mutinous soldiers have claimed to have overthrown the democratically elected president of Niger, announcing on state television that they have taken control due to the country’s deteriorating security. The soldiers …