Niger revokes military accord with US, junta spokesperson says
- 17-Mar-2024
Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil, junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Saturday. The decision follows a visit by U.S. officials this week which was led by Assistant Secretary of State for African […]
Niger orders army to go on ‘maximum alert’
- 26-Aug-2023
The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic. The document, which was shared widely online on Saturday, said the order to […]
Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president
- 07-Aug-2023
NIAMEY: Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president. Earlier, thousands of junta supporters flocked to a stadium in Niamey, the capital, cheering the decision not to cave in to […]
Niger military on brink of deadline to reverse coup
- 06-Aug-2023
Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of the west African bloc’s deadline for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention. The ECOWAS bloc, chaired by regional military powerhouse and Niger’s neighbour Nigeria, had given the troops that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 […]
Food prices soar in coup-hit Niger
- 05-Aug-2023
Shoppers in Niger’s coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military takeover triggered trade sanctions from West African neighbours. At one rain-drenched market, customer Ibou Kane said a sack of rice had gone up by more than a third to around 15,000 CFA francs ($25) since the coup prompted the ECOWAS […]
Abdourahmane Tiani: The Niger general behind the coup
- 01-Aug-2023
In 2011, after two decades climbing the ranks of Niger’s army, Abdourahamane Tiani was handed one of the military’s most prized appointments: the head of an elite unit set up to protect the president. Last week, Abdourahamane Tiani, a general, used his position and manpower to do the opposite. He imprisoned President Mohamed Bazoum in […]
France readies to evacuate citizens from Niger
- 01-Aug-2023
NIAMEY: France prepared to evacuate its citizens from Niger on Tuesday, as tensions escalated after the coup last week that toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in Africa’s Sahel region. Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by his own presidential guard in a third coup in as many years in the Sahel, following putsches […]
Niger army says France planning strikes to free Mohamed Bazoum
- 31-Jul-2023
The Niger military junta that seized power last week and ousted democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum said on Monday the toppled government had authorised France to carry out strikes at the presidency to try to free Bazoum. The military junta, which has confined Mohamed Bazoum to the presidential palace since Wednesday, has previously warned against […]
Strange fact about Niger revealed by World Nuclear Association
- 31-Jul-2023
Niger military officers said on Friday they had suspended the constitution and dissolved all institutions after overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. Niger is the world’s seventh-biggest producer of uranium, according to the World Nuclear Association (WNA). The radioactive metal is the most widely used fuel for nuclear energy. It is also used in treating cancer, for naval […]
EU says will not recognise Niger coup authorities
- 29-Jul-2023
The European Union on Saturday said it would not recognise Niger’s putschists who seized power this week and that it was suspending security cooperation with the jihadist-hit country. Abdourahamane Tchiani, a general who has led Niger’s presidential guard since 2011, declared himself head of the troubled West African country on national television on Friday. The […]