The head of Niger's armed forces on July 27, 2023 said he endorsed a declaration by troops who overnight announced they had taken power after detaining the country's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum.

Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa. The president of the West African nation of Niger was removed in ...

transcript. Why a Coup in Niger Has the World’s Attention Neighboring countries have threatened to go to war — some to restore the elected president, and others to support the junta that ...

The coup is a heavy blow for Niger and the wider region, which has long been battered by jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State. Last year some 10,000 people were killed in conflict across ...

Niger's regional and Western allies have announced a series of sanctions against the country following the July 26 coup. Niger is the world's seventh-biggest producer of uranium, the radioactive ...

Soldiers in Niger announce coup as guards take president hostage 04:36. Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general ...

Niger was the sixth country in Africa’s sprawling Sahel region, which spans the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, to have experienced a coup since 2020.

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that hosts U.S. troops following a decision to expel U.S. forces, according to a U.S. defense official.

It’s been a month since military guards under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani ended 12 years of democratic governance in Niger. The situation seems to have reached a stalemate as ...

The landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have endorsed an initiative by Morocco to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with Niger's ...

Niger's regional and Western allies have announced a series of sanctions against the country, one of the poorest in the world, following the July 26 coup. Accessibility links.