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 ousted him.

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.

All UN operations in Niger have since been suspended. Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national ...

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 ...

Mali’s has invited in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group. Niger was the last solid Western ally in the region and hosts about 1,500 French soldiers helping to fight the jihadists.

Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential military intervention, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Islamist militants in Niger have significantly stepped up their attacks in the months since generals here ousted the elected president, jettisoning the counterterrorism support ...

Hundreds of European nationals are being evacuated from Niger in the wake of a military coup that has plunged the West African nation into a political crisis and rattled the region.

Various factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum .

Hours before the recent coup in Niger, American diplomats painted a picture of a democratic government that, while imperfect, was more stable than others in the region.

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African country.

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.