Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, ...

The United Nations, UN, has said that Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum has been arbitrarily detained with his wife since his ouster in a military coup. Recall that Bazoum, who was elected in ...

Bazoum, who was elected in 2021, was overthrown on 26 July 2023 by General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of his presidential ...

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a ...

Niger’s military authorities have announced plans to hold a major conference on the country’s transition to democracy. This is coming nearly two years ...

Abdoulaye had previously told AFP that the communications minister had lifted the channel and Amadou's reporting suspensions.

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Niger's military regime will organise a "national convention" from February 15 to 19, notably intended to set the duration of the transition period ...

Niger's then President Mohamed Bazoum at a press conference at the presidential palace in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 23 June 2022.

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a ...