At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders ...

Niger’s mutinous soldiers, which overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, have ignored international demands to reinstate the deposed leader. The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has threatened to use ...

Niger’s Prime Minister Lamine Zeine used the UNGA stage to deliver a fiery defense of Sahel sovereignty, calling out France ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to ...

The U.S has no plans to evacuate American citizens from Niger after a coup in the country six days ago, despite efforts from European countries to fly out their nationals, the White House said Tuesday ...

France’s ambassador to Niger is staying put in the West African country in defiance of an ultimatum by its military rulers ordering his exit within 48 hours on Friday. French envoy Sylvain Itte was ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from ...

This story originally appeared in Peoples Dispatch on Aug. 1, 2023. It is shared here under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA) license. The coup in Niger follows similar coups in ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to ...