Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.

12 members of the Family gang arrested in a large scale raid organised by Irish and European investigators alongside Europol. Video: Europol Michael Lowry gave a two-fingered gesture in a video ...

Niger's military staged a coup in 2023 and ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who is still under house arrest. Not unlike military rulers in Mali and Burkina Faso, officials in Niger expelled France ...

The Jeune Afrique magazine reported earlier that Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was being held by his guards. The news outlet added, citing sources close to the president, that he was "safe ...

As of Thursday, August 3, a military junta has taken over power in the West-African nation and is holding democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Niger, the largest landlocked country ...

Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani don dey lead di kontri since 2023, afta e remove Niger elected President, Mohamed Bazoum through coup. On Wednesday, 26 March, Gen Tchiani take di presidential office ...

Niger's former president Mohamed Bazoum remains under house arrest in NiameyImage: Stevens Tomas/ABACA/IMAGO Former President Bazoum remains under house arrest and many of Niger's state ...

On Wednesday, Gen Tchiani took the presidential office under a new charter that replaces the West African country's constitution. He was also promoted to the country's highest military rank of ...