Niger

A spokesperson for the regional bloc said on Friday that West African army leaders will convene in the coming days to make preparations for a potential military intervention in Niger as concern increased over the treatment of deposed…

The regional bloc of West Africa on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for potential use against the junta that seized control of Niger in July, stating that it preferred a peaceful return to democracy but was open to all…

An order broadcast aloud on national television on Thursday purported to confirm that the Nigerian military officers who took control in a coup last month have established a new administration. The 21-member government will be led by…

Intermittent power outages are nothing new to Niamey's long-suffering residents. However, protracted blackouts that started a week after the coup d'état have severely tried their patience. The poorer areas of the metropolis break out in…

The approaching ECOWAS deadline for the military to cede control or face potential armed intervention increased the pressure on the coup leaders in Niger on Sunday. France, a former colonial power that the junta severed military links…

Following last week's coup, the regional bloc of West Africa announced on Friday that its military commanders had approved a plan for a potential intervention in Niger. The junta that overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26…

The two Moroccan cyclists who went missing near the Burkina Faso-Niger border were located on Saturday. An armed gang abducted the two Moroccans near the boundaries of the two nations. The two men, Abderrahmane Serhani and Driss Fatihi,…

This Thursday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) condemned the "abandonment" of thousands of migrants who had been driven out of Algeria and were now residing in Assamaka, a city in the Agadez region of northern Niger. "Thousands of migrants…

Niger's position on the Moroccan Sahara problem is "clear and unambiguous," stated Mahamadou Laoualy Dan Dano, Niger's Minister of Communication in charge of relations with institutions, on Friday, December 2, 2022 in Rabat. Laoualy Dan…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held virtual talks yesterday, Monday, with the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Niger, Hassoumi…